Publications by authors named "L Burnell"

Purpose: To assess immunogenic effects in unembolized contralateral tumor after single lobar yttrium-90 transarterial radioembolization (Y-TARE) of colorectal liver metastases (CRLMs).

Material And Methods: The analysis comprised 10 patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) CRLM scheduled for staged treatment in the prospective AROMA trial. Eligibility criteria included bilobar metastatic disease with >5 lesions without any treatment within 3 weeks.

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Background: Assessing the issues surrounding predictive genetic testing for children at risk of an inherited arrhythmia or cardiomyopathy is complex. The objective of this study was to design and evaluate 4 cardiac decision aids. The decision aids were developed to assist families with a genetic diagnosis of long QT syndrome, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, or arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in deciding between predictive genetic testing and cardiac screening for their children.

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Association Football (hereafter football) is a fast-moving sport in which rapid decisions need to be made; where are other players, are they on my team? Two experiments investigated how kit variations affect the search of teammates. Experiment 1 confirmed that discriminability is slower when playing in crossed kits (e.g.

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Purpose: The coronavirus pandemic has redefined the practice of head and neck surgeons in the management of oncology patients. Several countries have issued practice recommendations in that context. This review is a collaboration of the YO-IFOS (Young Otolaryngologists of the International Federation of Otolaryngological Societies) group in order to summarize, in a systematic way, all available guidelines and provide clear guidelines for the management of head and neck cancer patients in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Background: It has become clear that healthcare workers are at high risk, and otolaryngology has been theorized to be among the highest risk specialties for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this study was to detail the international impact of COVID-19 among otolaryngologists, and to identify instructional cases.

Methods: Country representatives of the Young Otolaryngologists-International Federation of Otolaryngologic Societies (YO-IFOS) surveyed otolaryngologists through various channels.

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