Projects Delivered

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Utilisation and value of procalcitonin testing in NHS Lothian patients during COVID-19 pandemic Dr John Cafferkey Covid-19 Project

Procalcitonin is a marker of bacterial infection which can be measured in the blood. It is a relatively new test which is already used in some hospitals, ...

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: descriptive epidemiological analysis and prospective, multi-centre, observational cohort study Dr Marcello Scopazzini Covid-19 Project

There is mounting evidence that socioeconomic deprivation increases the risk of death in people suffering from COVID-19 disease, independent of race or as...

Data-driven personalised recovery care pathways after COVID-19 Dr Nazir Lone Covid-19 Project

People who survive COVID-19-related severe (critical) illness have complex care needs, requiring support from health and social care professionals in hosp...

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

On admission to hospital individuals with suspected COVID-19 will currently have swabs taken to check for the presence of COVID-19 viral RNA by a PCR test...

Clinical characteristics and outcomes in consecutive hospitalised COVID-19 patients within South East Scotland: a multi-centre cohort study Dr Meghan Perry Covid-19 Project

Within NHS Lothian we have collected information about patients admitted with COVID-19. This project would use this information to describe the patterns s...

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...