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Luke Vale

Professor of Health Economics, LSHTM
Verified email at newcastle.ac.uk
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Toward evidence‐based quality improvement: Evidence (and its limitations) of the effectiveness of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies 1966–1998

J Grimshaw, M Eccles, R Thomas… - Journal of general …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To determine effectiveness and costs of different guideline dissemination and
implementation strategies. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (1966 to 1998), HEALTHSTAR …

The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for open angle glaucoma: a systematic review and economic evaluation.

JM Burr, G Mowatt, R Hernández… - Health technology …, 2007 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
OBJECTIVES: To assess whether open angle glaucoma (OAG) screening meets the UK
National Screening Committee criteria, to compare screening strategies with case finding, to …

[HTML][HTML] Laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia repair: systematic review of effectiveness and economic evaluation.

K McCormack, B Wake, J Perez, C Fraser… - Health technology …, 2005 - europepmc.org
Objectives To determine whether laparoscopic methods are more effective and cost-effective
than open mesh methods of inguinal hernia repair, and then whether laparoscopic …

[HTML][HTML] Early treatment with prednisolone or acyclovir in Bell's palsy

FM Sullivan, IRC Swan, PT Donnan… - … England Journal of …, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Corticosteroids and antiviral agents are widely used to treat the early stages of
idiopathic facial paralysis (ie, Bell's palsy), but their effectiveness is uncertain. Methods We …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life in the five years after intensive care: a cohort study

BH Cuthbertson, S Roughton, D Jenkinson… - Critical care, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Data on quality of life beyond 2 years after intensive care discharge are limited
and we aimed to explore this area further. Our objective was to quantify quality of life and …

Randomised trial of glutamine, selenium, or both, to supplement parenteral nutrition for critically ill patients

PJD Andrews, A Avenell, DW Noble, MK Campbell… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To determine whether inclusion of glutamine, selenium, or both in a standard
isonitrogenous, isocaloric preparation of parenteral nutrition influenced new infections and …

[HTML][HTML] Robot assisted training for the upper limb after stroke (RATULS): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

H Rodgers, H Bosomworth, HI Krebs, F van Wijck… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Loss of arm function is a common problem after stroke. Robot-assisted training
might improve arm function and activities of daily living. We compared the clinical …

Transabdominal pre‐peritoneal (TAPP) vs totally extraperitoneal (TEP) laparoscopic techniques for inguinal hernia repair.

BL Wake, K McCormack, C Fraser… - Cochrane Database …, 2005 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The choice of approach to the laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia is
controversial. There is a scarcity of data comparing the laparoscopic transabdominal …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial catheters for reduction of symptomatic urinary tract infection in adults requiring short-term catheterisation in hospital: a multicentre randomised …

R Pickard, T Lam, G MacLennan, K Starr, M Kilonzo… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a major preventable
cause of harm for patients in hospital. We aimed to establish whether short-term routine use …

[HTML][HTML] Internal limiting membrane peeling versus no peeling for idiopathic full-thickness macular hole: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

N Lois, J Burr, J Norrie, L Vale, J Cook… - … & visual science, 2011 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose.: To determine whether internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling is effective and
cost effective compared with no peeling in patients with idiopathic stage 2 or 3 full-thickness …