NHS Fife

Recent papers from NHS Fife

1. How do we diagnose dysfunctional breathing (breathing pattern disorder) in children and young people: an eDelphi consensusArchives of Disease in Childhood · 2026
2. Long-Term Outcomes of Primary Total Elbow Arthroplasty in Scotland: A Scottish Arthroplasty Project Analysis of 1,162 ArthroplastiesOrthopaedic Proceedings · 2026
3. Prevalence, risk factors and adverse outcomes of intrapartum related asphyxia amongst newborns from mothers with low-risk deliveries in peri-urban Gambian health facilities: a retrospective cohort studyBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2026
4. Clinical epidemiology of easily recognisable congenital malformations in Gambian newborns: a descriptive cohort study embedded in a clinical trialBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2026
5. ‘Waiting poorly’ for hip and knee arthroplasty – unmet needs and lack of support while waiting for surgeryBone & Joint Open · 2026
6. Targeted Use of Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography in Acute Chest PainNew England Journal of Medicine · 2026
7. Outcomes with use of a modular, cementless, tapered and fluted femoral prosthesis in revision hip arthroplasty with mid-term follow-upHip International · 2026
8. Entrustable Professional Activities and Competencies for Experiential Learning: A Delphi StudyCurrents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning · 2026
9. Role of the nurse specialist in supporting people with intellectual disabilities and a new diagnosis of epilepsyLearning Disability Practice · 2026
10. Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Men With Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance: A Systematic Review of Oncological SafetyAndrology · 2026
11. Variation in practice and provision of contralateral symmetrising mastectomy after unilateral mastectomy for breast cancer: A UK national practice surveyEuropean Journal of Surgical Oncology · 2026
12. Chronic idiopathic urinary retention and Fowler's syndrome in women: A multidisciplinary framework for assessment and nonsurgical managementBJUI Compass · 2026
13. Functional visual loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiology, prognosis and treatmentEye · 2026
14. PaSo paracetamol with strong opioids trial: paracetamol versus placebo in conjunction with strong opioids for cancer pain—a pilot randomised placebo-controlled withdrawal trialBMJ Supportive & Palliative Care · 2026
15. LIFT: Lifting the Impacted fetal head; the Fetal Pillow® and Tydeman® Tube trial: protocol for a prospective observational study to evaluate two disimpaction devicesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2026
16. The GP workforce crisis: escaping the rigidity of hospital-centric trainingEducation for Primary Care · 2026
17. “We do what needs to be done”: caregivers’ experiences of healthcare and support for people with multiple long-term conditions in the last year of lifeBMC Palliative Care · 2026
18. Comorbid diabetes disease severity and microbial changes in patients with bronchiectasis: a combined analysis of data from the EMBARC, EMBARC-India, Australian, and BE-China registriesThe Lancet Respiratory Medicine · 2026
19. Fenofibrate and progression of retinopathy in adults with diabetes: the randomised placebo-controlled LENS trialHealth Technology Assessment · 2025
20. Effect of low-cost direct ophthalmoscopy training on glaucoma disc assessment by allied ophthalmic personnel students: a controlled pre-post studyEye · 2026