• Predicting muscle loss during lung cancer treatment (PREDICT): protocol for a mixed methods prospective study 

  Kiss, NK; Denehy, L; Edbrooke, L; Prado, CM; Ball, D; Siva, S; Abbott, G; Ugalde, A; Fraser, SF; Everitt, S; ... (BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, 2021-09-01)

  INTRODUCTION: Low muscle mass and low muscle attenuation (radiodensity), reflecting increased muscle adiposity, are prevalent muscle abnormalities in people with lung cancer receiving curative intent chemoradiation therapy ...

• Effects of preoperative physiotherapy on signs and symptoms of pulmonary collapse and infection after major abdominal surgery: secondary analysis of the LIPPSMAck-POP multicentre randomised controlled trial 

  Boden, I; Reeve, J; Robertson, IK; Browning, L; Skinner, EH; Anderson, L; Hill, C; Story, D; Denehy, L (BMC, 2021-10-25)

  BACKGROUND: Preoperative education and breathing exercise training by a physiotherapist minimises pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery. Effects on specific clinical outcomes such as antibiotic prescriptions, ...

• Think-aloud study about the diagnosis of chronic heart failure in Belgian general practice 

  Smeets, M; De Witte, P; Peters, S; Aertgeerts, B; Janssens, S; Vaes, B (BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, 2019-06-01)

  OBJECTIVES: Diagnosing chronic heart failure (CHF) in general practice is challenging. Our aim was to investigate how general practitioners (GPs) diagnose CHF in real-world patients. DESIGN: Think-aloud study. METHODS: ...

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