Projects Delivered

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Diagnostic performance of the combined nasal and throat swab for COVID-19 Professor Nicholas Mills Covid-19 Project

Uncertainty remains as to the diagnostic performance of the combined nasal and throat swab, particularly in patients presenting late following the onset o...

Utilisation and value of procalcitonin testing in NHS Lothian patients during the COVID-19 pandemic Dr Sara Jenks Covid-19 Project

Procalciton in is a marker of bacterial infection which can be measured in the blood. Data has shown it is able to be used as a prognostic marker in COVID...

A multi-disciplinary virtual or one-stop clinic for post-COVID patients Professor Nikhil Hirani Covid-19 Project

COVID-19 can cause multiple medical problems, for example pneumonia, kidney failure, confusion, blood clots etc. that involve different specialists, in th...

Regular reports on COVID-19 cases admitted to NHSL secondary care to support regional research strategy Professor Tim Walsh Covid-19 Project

The COVID-19 pandemic requires an urgent effort to both understand the disease and its impact on people, and also research to rapidly find effective treat...

Assessment of the benefit of adding COVID-19 serology testing on admission to try and optimise the diagnosis of COVID-19 - serology testing on admission Dr Sara Jenks Covid-19 Project

When patients are tested for COVID on admission to hospital with a nasal swab it is possible that a negative result may be a false negative i.e. they test...

Direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 on acute cardiac care Dr Anda Bularga Covid-19 Project

COVID-19 is an infection caused by a new coronavirus strain that has resulted in a global spread. Our understanding of this condition is improving with in...