Publications by authors named "Shah Khalid Shinwari"
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- The study aims to improve the understanding of non-functioning pituitary microadenomas (micro-NFPAs) and their natural progression to inform patient care.
- Conducted across 23 endocrine departments in the UK, it analyzed clinical data from 459 patients over a median of 3.5 years, assessing tumor growth and hormonal changes.
- Results indicate a low probability of tumor growth (7.8% at 3 years) and rare development of hypopituitarism, suggesting that follow-up MRIs every 3 years and less frequent hormonal checks are adequate for managing micro-NFPAs.
The Society for Acute Medicine's Benchmarking Audit (SAMBA) was undertaken for the 5th time in June 2016. For the first time, data on telephone triage calls prior to admission to Acute Medical Units were collected: 1238 patients were referred from Emergency Departments, 925 from General Practitioners (GPs), 52 from clinics and 147 from other sources. Calls from Emergency Departments rarely resulted in admission avoidance.
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