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List of works by Andrew Elders

A pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of fluid loading in high-risk surgical patients undergoing major elective surgery - the FOCCUS study

scientific article published on December 16, 2011

A randomized trial comparing treatments for varicose veins

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A systematic review of the use of an expertise-based randomised controlled trial design

scientific article published on 30 May 2015

A systematic review of the use of an expertise-based randomised trial design.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

An Audit and Feedback Intervention for Reducing Antibiotic Prescribing in General Dental Practice: The RAPiD Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.

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An analysis of the link between behavioural, biological and social risk factors and subsequent hospital admission in Scotland

scientific article published on 3 October 2007

Authors' reply re: Mesh inlay, mesh kit or native tissue repair for women having repeat anterior or posterior prolapse surgery: randomised controlled trial (PROSPECT)

scientific article published on 02 June 2020

Barriers and facilitators of evidence-based management of patients with bacterial infections among general dental practitioners: a theory-informed interview study

scientific article published on 29 January 2016

Basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for women with urinary incontinence: the OPAL RCT

scientific article published in December 2020

Childbirth and prolapse: long-term associations with the symptoms and objective measurement of pelvic organ prolapse

scientific article published on 27 November 2012

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cholecystectomy compared with observation/conservative management for preventing recurrent symptoms and complications in adults presenting with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones or [...]

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Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of foam sclerotherapy, endovenous laser ablation and surgery for varicose veins: results from the Comparison of LAser, Surgery and foam Sclerotherapy (CLASS) randomised controlled trial.

scientific article published on April 2015

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of imatinib dose escalation for the treatment of unresectable and/or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours that have progressed on treatment at a dose of 400 mg/day: a systematic review and economi

scientific article published on June 2011

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of surgical options for the management of anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall prolapse: two randomised controlled trials within a comprehensive cohort study - results from the PROSPECT Study

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Collagenase clostridium histolyticum for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture: systematic review and economic evaluation

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Common health assets protocol: a mixed-methods, realist evaluation and economic appraisal of how community-led organisations (CLOs) impact on the health and well-being of people living in deprived areas

scientific article published in March 2023

Cost-effectiveness of ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy, endovenous laser ablation or surgery as treatment for primary varicose veins from the randomized CLASS trial.

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Denosumab for treatment of bone metastases secondary to solid tumours: systematic review and network meta-analysis

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Evaluating an audit and feedback intervention for reducing antibiotic prescribing behaviour in general dental practice (the RAPiD trial): a partial factorial cluster randomised trial protocol

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Evaluation of the impact of an augmented model of The Productive Ward: Releasing Time to Care on staff and patient outcomes: a naturalistic stepped-wedge trial

scientific article published on 26 March 2020

Guidelines for reporting of statistics for clinical research in urology

scientific article published on 20 January 2019

IQuaD dental trial; improving the quality of dentistry: a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing oral hygiene advice and periodontal instrumentation for the prevention and management of periodontal disease in dentate adults attending dent

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Individualised pelvic floor muscle training in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POPPY): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

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Mesh inlay, mesh kit or native tissue repair for women having repeat anterior or posterior prolapse surgery: randomised controlled trial (PROSPECT)

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

Mesh, graft, or standard repair for women having primary transvaginal anterior or posterior compartment prolapse surgery: two parallel-group, multicentre, randomised, controlled trials (PROSPECT).

scientific article published on 20 December 2016

Microwave endometrial ablation versus thermal balloon endometrial ablation (MEATBall): 5-year follow up of a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 10 February 2014

Mortality and quality of life in the five years after severe sepsis

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Ophthalmic statistics note 13: method agreement studies in ophthalmology-please don't carry on correlating…

scientific article published on 18 July 2019

Optical coherence tomography for the diagnosis, monitoring and guiding of treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and economic evaluation.

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Optical coherence tomography for the monitoring of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review

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PROPEL: implementation of an evidence based pelvic floor muscle training intervention for women with pelvic organ prolapse: a realist evaluation and outcomes study protocol.

scientific article published on 22 December 2017

Patterns and predictors of re-admission to hospital with self-poisoning in Scotland

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Pazopanib for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma : a NICE single technology appraisal

scientific article published on January 2013

Pelvic floor muscle training for secondary prevention of pelvic organ prolapse (PREVPROL): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 20 December 2016

Predicting risk of pelvic floor disorders 12 and 20 years after delivery.

scientific article published on 19 October 2017

Recent trends in hospital admissions and mortality rates for peptic ulcer in Scotland 1982-2002

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Surveillance for ocular hypertension: an evidence synthesis and economic evaluation

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Systematic review of escalated imatinib doses compared with sunitinib or best supportive care, for the treatment of people with unresectable/metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours whose disease has progressed on the standard imatinib dose

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Systematic review of the agreement of tonometers with Goldmann applanation tonometry

scientific article published on 10 May 2012

Systematic review of the clinical and cost effectiveness of cholecystectomy versus observation/conservative management for uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones or cholecystitis.

scientific article published on 14 August 2014

Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, and economic evaluation, of denosumab for the treatment of bone metastases from solid tumours

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Techniques for dissection of the facial nerve in benign parotid surgery: a cross specialty survey of oral and maxillofacial and ear nose and throat surgeons in the UK

scientific article published on 18 March 2008

The development and psychometric testing of three instruments that measure person-centred caring as three concepts - Personalization, participation and responsiveness

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

The relative clinical effectiveness of ranibizumab and bevacizumab in diabetic macular oedema: an indirect comparison in a systematic review

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Thromboprophylaxis for patients at high risk of VTE.

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Thyroid Disease and Increased Cardiovascular Risk

scientific article published on 01 July 2005

Twelve-year follow-up of conservative management of postnatal urinary and faecal incontinence and prolapse outcomes: randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 22 October 2013

Two parallel, pragmatic, UK multicentre, randomised controlled trials comparing surgical options for upper compartment (vault or uterine) pelvic organ prolapse (the VUE Study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 08 September 2016

Using linked healthcare data to create a randomised controlled trial: the rapid trial (reducing antibiotic prescribing in dentistry).

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Weak evidence on nalmefene creates dilemmas for clinicians and poses questions for regulators and researchers

scientific article published on 05 June 2016