Volume 14(6); 2024

Anaesthesia

Hospital policy of tranexamic acid to reduce transfusion in major non-cardiac surgery (TRACTION): protocol for a phase IV randomised controlled trial

Brett L Houston, Daniel I McIsaac, Rodney H Breau, Meghan Andrews, Sinziana Avramescu, Hema Bagry, Robert F Balshaw, Jayesh Daya, Kaitlin Duncan, Christopher Harle, Eric Jacobsohn, Tina Kerelska, Sarah McIsaac, Tim Ramsay, Tarit Saha, Iris Perelman, Angela Recio, Dayna Solvason, Daniel Szoke, Marshall Tenenbein, Dean A Fergusson, Ryan Zarychanski

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e084847. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084847

PMCID:: PMC11149158

Abstract Article PDF–405K

Cardiovascular Medicine

Observational study protocol for an arrhythmia notification feature

Sanchit Kumar, Jason Weinstein, Hannah Camille Melchinger, Abigail Smith, Emily Capodilupo, Joseph G Akar, Kanika Garg, Kyle D O’Connor, Mary Kate Staunton, Melissa Martin, Narjes Akhlaghi, Oluoma Edeh, Stephanie Perez, Victoria Lee, Kyoung A V Lee, Francis P Wilson

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e075110. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075110

PMCID:: PMC11149124

Abstract Article PDF–311K

Cardiovascular risk and physical activity in Syrians living in England compared with the population of North West England: a cross-sectional study

George Abou Deb, Hanady Hamdallah

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e084899. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084899

PMCID:: PMC11149141

Abstract Article PDF–524K

Complementary Medicine

Indigenous herbal medicine use and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Aminu Mohammed, Bezabih Amsalu, Mickiale Hailu, Yitagesu Sintayehu, Tadesse Weldeamanuel, Yalelet Belay, Zeyniya Hassen, Tesema Dinkesa, Natnael Dechasa, Betelhem Mengist, Teshale Mengesha, Aliya Nuri, Tewodros Getnet, Yibekal Manaye, Ahmedin Aliyi Usso, Henok Legesse, Addisu Sertsu

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e079719. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079719

PMCID:: PMC11149149

Abstract Article PDF–1.0M

Epidemiology

Longitudinal multisite study of the chronobiological control of chronic pain: the CircaHealth CircaPain study protocol

Doriana Taccardi, Hailey G M Gowdy, Lesley Singer Norris, Jennifer Daly-Cyr, Amanda M Zacharias, Zihang Lu, Manon Choinière, M. Gabrielle Pagé, Nader Ghasemlou

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e086801. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086801

PMCID:: PMC11149164

Abstract Article PDF–663K

Health Economics

Estimating the indirect economic burden of cancer in Jordan: a retrospective observational study

Omar Rashdan

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e082025. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082025

PMCID:: PMC11149137

Abstract Article PDF–690K

Mental Health

Correlation between uncertainty stress and depression among healthcare professionals in China: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

Jingjing Xia, Lihong Wu, Bo Yan, Jianjiang Pan, Lizheng Fang, Wenhua Zhu, Liying Chen

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e078198. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078198

PMCID:: PMC11149129

Abstract Article PDF–371K

Group-format, peer-facilitated mental health promotion interventions for students in higher education settings: a scoping review protocol

Carrie Brooke-Sumner, Mercilene T Machisa, Yandisa Sikweyiya, Pinky Mahlangu

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e080629. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080629

PMCID:: PMC11149131

Abstract Article PDF–366K

Nursing

Development and validation of a supportive programme for family caregivers of children suffering from cystic fibrosis: protocol for a sequential exploratory mixed-methods study

Danial Shadi, Mahnaz Jabraeili, Hadi Hassankhani, Fatemeh Alhani, Mohammad Arshadi Bostanabad

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e081560. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081560

PMCID:: PMC11149150

Abstract Article PDF–1.2M

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Pain and other complications of pelvic mesh: a systematic review of qualitative studies and thematic synthesis of women’s accounts

Amanda C de C Williams, Mary Lodato, Honor McGrigor

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e085879. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085879

PMCID:: PMC11149113

Abstract Article PDF–813K

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Antibiotic prescribing practice using WHO Access, Watch and Reserve classification and its determinants among outpatient prescriptions dispensed to elderly population in six community chain pharmacies in Asmara, Eritrea: a cross-sectional study

Nuru Abdu, Saleh Idrisnur, Tomas Tewelde, Eyasu H Tesfamariam

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e085743. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085743

PMCID:: PMC11149134

Abstract Article PDF–384K

Public Health

Extreme weather events and maternal health in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Anna Pappas, Sari Kovats, Meghna Ranganathan

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e079361. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079361

PMCID:: PMC11149126

Abstract Article PDF–519K

Rehabilitation Medicine

Effectiveness of a pain neuroscience education programme on the physical activity of patients with chronic low back pain compared with a standard back school programme: protocol for a randomised controlled study (END-LC)

Guillaume Thébault, Claire Duflos, Gaël Le Perf

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e080079. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080079

PMCID:: PMC11149160

Abstract Article PDF–568K

Surgery

Meniscal Transplant surgery or Optimised Rehabilitation full randomised trial (MeTeOR2): a study protocol

Susanne Arnold, Timothy Spalding, Helen Parsons, David Beard, Helen Bradley, Peter Crisford, David R Ellard, Manuela Ferreira, Alan Getgood, Jonathan Guck, Aminul Haque, Iftekhar Khan, James Mason, Bryony Milroy, P Myers, David Parker, Andrew James Price, Amy Smith, NA Smith, Toby Smith, Kimberley Stewart, Martin Underwood, Peter Verdonk, Andrew Metcalfe

BMJ Open. 2024; 14(6): e085125. Published online 2024 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085125

PMCID:: PMC11149128

Abstract Article PDF–544K

Articles from BMJ Open are provided here courtesy of BMJ Publishing Group