Publications by authors named "S K Evans"
Background: Constituting ~0.5% of all NHS cataract operations, national provision of immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) is limited. Combining offering ISBCS within a novel one-stop see-and-treat (S&T) cataract pathway would offer patients the opportunity for two cataract operations in a single hospital visit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPolicy brief: Improving national vaccination decision-making through data.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- Life course immunisation emphasizes the importance of vaccination across generations, advocating for more robust data collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches.
- Advancements in AI, like machine learning and natural language processing, can improve how we analyze data and monitor vaccination in real-time.
- The GRADE process is crucial for public health decision-making and should incorporate real-world data to better address the diverse needs of populations and ensure effective vaccination strategies.
Background: Platelets are limited in supply, and the preservation of platelet function during storage remains challenging. Novel storage approaches are being explored to improve platelet quality, extend shelf life, and reduce risk of infection. This study sought to elucidate platelet function in cold-stored apheresis units in additive solution (platelet additive solution [PAS]) and subjected to pathogen reduction (PR) as well as the impact of cytochrome c (cyt c) supplementation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMulti-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are a desirable class of high aspect ratio nanomaterials (HARNs) owing to their extensive applications. Given their demand, the growing occupational and consumer exposure to these materials has warranted an extensive investigation into potential hazards they may pose towards human health. This study utilised both the in vitro mammalian cell gene mutation and the cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus (CBMN) assays to investigate genotoxicity in human lymphoblastoid (TK6) and 16HBE14o human lung epithelial cells, following exposure to NM-400 and NM-401 MWCNTs for 24 h.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOutcomes, mortality risk factors, and functional status post-Norwood: A single-center study.
Int J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis
September 2024
Background: The Norwood operation (NO) for infants with univentricular physiology has high interstage mortality. This study evaluated outcomes and risk factors for mortality following NO.
Methods: Retrospective single-center study of patients undergoing NO from 2010 to 2020.