Projects Delivered

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An evaluation of administration of Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS) before planned Caesarean section at early term (<39 weeks gestation) Dr Emily Frier Non Covid-19 Project

Compared to babies born vaginally, babies born by planned Caesarean section are at a higher risk of developing breathing difficulties, and of requiring NN...

Performance of a frailty index derived from routine electronic patient records of hospitalised older adults Dr Atul Anand Non Covid-19 Project

Unfortunately, some older people develop frailty due to worsening health and weakened health reserves. Specialist care can improve outcomes for frail olde...

Delirium as an acute brain injury in hospital inpatients: can clinical features and biomarkers predict outcomes? Professor Alasdair MacLullich with Miss Temi Ibitoye Non Covid-19 Project

Delirium is a sudden-onset serious disturbance in mental abilities that affects 1 in 4 older hospitalised patients. It is highly distressing for patients ...

ED Attendances with Breathlessness Professor Nicholas Mills Non Covid-19 Project

The number of patients presenting in the Emergency Department at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for any cause and with symptoms of breathlessness, will ...

Hepatitis Outbreak Response Dr Kenneth Baillie

Public Health Scotland have identified 8 cases of hepatitis in children in Central Scotland, with no known cause. This project is looking to understand w...

Understanding the breathlessness clinical pathway and identifying variations and predictors of clinical outcomes Dr Atul Anand with Dr Janak Gunatilleke Covid-19 Project

More than one third of patients seeking urgent hospital treatment in Scotland do so because of breathing difficulties. Research tends to focus on disease...

Personalised care for older patients with myocardial infarction (MiRisk) Dr Matthew Lowry Non Covid-19 Project

Heart disease is common and a heart attack is the leading cause of death or disability in older patients. In our research so far, we have shown that older...

Clinical characteristics and treatment patterns of early breast cancer patients in Scotland Dr Peter Hall Non Covid-19 Project

New medicines are in development that may reduce the risk of cancer recurrence and improve survival after treatment for early breast cancer. The UK regula...