Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

P1.125. Challenging a Histology-Led Paradigm: Comparable Real-World Survival After Definitive Non-Surgical Treatment in Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Abstract Topic Esophageal Cancer: Oncology/Radiation Therapy Background Histology is often treated as a surrogate for radiosensitivity in oesophageal cancer, sustaining the prevailing assumption that squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) benefits more from definitive chemoradiotherapy th...

Cost-Effectiveness of a Host-Response Point-of-Care Assay for Early Sepsis Diagnosis in UK Emergency Departments

BACKGROUND: Early recognition of sepsis in emergency departments (EDs) improves outcomes and reduces healthcare resource use. However, current clinical practice (CCP), largely based on the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) and clinical judgement, has limited diagnostic sensi...

Vulnerable groups’ engagement with interventions to mitigate the health impacts of exposure to extreme temperature events: a qualitative systematic review

Abstract Extreme temperature events are becoming more frequent. Such events are defined as unusually hot weather persisting for at least two consecutive days (heatwave) or unusually cold weather persisting for at least two consecutive days (cold wave) within the context of geogra...

Development and validation of a theoretical test for ultrasound-guided biopsy competence in the head and neck

PURPOSE: This prospective study is designed to test the validity of a multiple-choice question (MCQ) test in assessing theoretical knowledge of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biosy and core-needle biopsy of the head and neck. METHODS: Seven international experts reached...