Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

Harmonizing M-protein analysis: an international, multi-center reproducibility study of mass spectrometry and evaluation of concordance to electrophoretic methods

Abstract Objectives Serum M-protein analysis is central to the assessment of monoclonal gammopathies. Quantitation and isotyping are commonly performed by SPE or CZE and IFE or IT, respectively. While these assays are widely used, they are characterized by limited sensitivity and...

Rethinking Muscle Wasting in Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Myofiber Size and Protein Turnover

OBJECTIVES: To identify biological findings underlying skeletal muscle dysfunction in adults with critical illness and meta-analyze myofiber cross-sectional area and protein turnover variables. DATA SOURCES: Six databases were electronically searched from inception to January 202...

Blended diets and considerations for enteral feeding

Patients requiring enteral tube feeding have typically relied on commercially prepared liquid enteral formula, but an increasing number of patients are choosing to blend their own foods at home (blended diet) or use a commercial thick formula containing real-food ingredients, wit...

Risk factors for scaphoid nonunion in acute fractures treated with cast immobilization

Aims: There is a lack of published evidence relating to the risk factors for nonunion seen in acute scaphoid fractures. We aimed to describe the risk factors for nonunion in adult patients (aged ≥ 16 years) treated with cast immobilization for acute scaphoid fractures. Methods: W...

ACPs – so much more than ‘doctors by another name’

Advanced clinical practitioners’ scope and value to teams and their specialties continue to be widely misunderstood

Icotrokinra (ICO), a Novel Targeted Oral Peptide, in Patients (Pts) with Psoriatic Disease: Exploratory Assessments from a Phase 2 Psoriasis (PsO) Study Informing a Phase 3 Clinical Program in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)

Objectives PsA affects ~20-30% of patients with PsO, causing articular inflammation and impaired quality of life. ICO, a novel targeted oral peptide that binds IL-23 receptor, showed greater clinical response rates vs placebo and a favorable safety profile in moderate-to-severe p...

Iron deficiency testing among people with incident heart failure in primary care

Background Given around 50% of people with heart failure have a degree of iron deficiency, guidelines recommend screening. It is uncertain to what extent this is done in primary care and whether testing is equitable. Aim To report the proportion of people with incident heart fail...