Blood pressure measurement technique in clinical practice in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Blood pressure (BP) measurement is a common procedure conducted in various disciplines and is widely available on clinical reports. The diagnosis a…
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Accuracy of semi-quantitative gold nanoparticle-based quick cortisol assay with and without adrenocorticotropic hormone infusion during adrenal vein sampling
Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) is the gold standard for diagnosing unilateral primary aldosteronism. Point-of-care rapid cortisol assays such as the g…
Development and reliability of an audit tool to assess the school physical activity environment across 12 countries
Schools are an important setting to enable and promote physical activity. Researchers have created a variety of tools to perform objective environm…
Nocturnal sleep-related variables from 24-h free-living waist-worn accelerometry: International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment
We describe the process of identifying and defining nocturnal sleep-related variables (for example, movement/non-movement indicators of sleep effic…
Unique contributions of ISCOLE to the advancement of accelerometry in large studies
Accelerometry has become a mainstay approach for objectively monitoring children’s physical activity and sedentary time in epidemiological studie…
Patients’ perceptions of nocturnal erectile function assessment with the RigiScan®
In recent decades, the assessment of male sexual function has been a subject of enduring interest. The use of the RigiScan®, a conventional diagno…
Association between serum homocysteine and erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine the relationship between erectile dysfunction (ED) and serum homocysteine (Hcy) levels. A comprehens…
The role of the urologist in managing high flow priapism
High-flow priapism (arterial) is a prolonged erection caused by irregular cavernous arterial flow, often resulting from blunt perineal or penile tr…
Intraoperative frozen section examination for penile cancer surgery: a systematic review
Penile cancer (PeCa) is rare but aggressive and life changing. Penile-preserving surgery (PPS) allows length preservation for sexual activity and n…