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Nicola McMeekin
Researcher at University of Glasgow
Publications - 30
Citations - 947
Nicola McMeekin is an academic researcher from University of Glasgow. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 21 publications receiving 546 citations. Previous affiliations of Nicola McMeekin include Newcastle University.
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Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for bone and joint infection
Li H-K.,Li H-K.,Ines Rombach,Rhea Zambellas,A S Walker,Martin A. McNally,B Atkins,Benjamin A. Lipsky,Harriet Hughes,D Bose,Michelle Kümin,C Scarborough,Philippa C Matthews,Andrew Brent,J Lomas,Roger Gundle,M Rogers,Adrian Taylor,Brian Angus,I. Byren,Anthony R. Berendt,S Warren,S Warren,F E Fitzgerald,Mack Djf.,Mack Djf.,Susan Hopkins,J Folb,Helen Reynolds,Elinoor Moore,John Marshall,N. Jenkins,C E Moran,A F Woodhouse,S Stafford,R.A. Seaton,C Vallance,C J Hemsley,K Bisnauthsing,Sandoe Jat.,I Aggarwal,S C Ellis,D J Bunn,R K Sutherland,Gavin Barlow,Cyrus Cooper,Claudia Geue,Nicola McMeekin,Andrew Briggs,Parham Sendi,E Khatamzas,Tri Wangrangsimakul,Wong Thn.,Lucinda Barrett,Abtin Alvand,C F Old,Jennifer Bostock,John Paul,Graham S Cooke,Guy E. Thwaites,Philip Bejon,Philip Bejon,M Scarborough,M Scarborough +63 more
TL;DR: Oral antibiotic therapy was noninferior to intravenous antibiotic therapy when used during the first 6 weeks for complex orthopedic infection, as assessed by treatment failure at 1 year after randomization.
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An observational study of Donor Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in UK lung transplantation: DEVELOP-UK
Andrew J. Fisher,Anders Andreasson,Anders Andreasson,Alexandros Chrysos,Joanne Lally,Chrysovalanto Mamasoula,Catherine Exley,Jennifer Wilkinson,Jessica Qian,Gillian Watson,Oli Lewington,Thomas Chadwick,Elaine McColl,Mark S. Pearce,Kay D. Mann,Nicola McMeekin,Luke Vale,Steven Tsui,Nizar Yonan,Andre R. Simon,Nandor Marczin,Jorge Mascaro,John H. Dark,John H. Dark +23 more
TL;DR: Evaluating the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of EVLP in increasing UK lung transplant activity found that it can increase the number of usable donor lungs and reduce waiting, it is likely to be acceptable to those waiting for lung transplantation.
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Earlier diagnosis of lung cancer in a randomised trial of an autoantibody blood test followed by imaging
Frank Sullivan,Frances S. Mair,William Anderson,Pauline Armory,Andrew Briggs,Cindy Chew,Alistair Dorward,John Haughney,Fiona Hogarth,Denise Kendrick,Roberta Littleford,Alex McConnachie,Colin McCowan,Nicola McMeekin,Manish G. Patel,Petra Rauchhaus,Lewis D Ritchie,Chris Robertson,John F.R. Robertson,Jose Antonio Robles-Zurita,Joseph Sarvesvaran,Herbert F. Sewell,Michael Sproule,Thomas H. Taylor,Agnes Tello,Shaun Treweek,Kavita Vedhara,Stuart Schembri +27 more
TL;DR: The observation of a stage shift towards earlier-stage lung cancer diagnosis merits further investigations to evaluate whether the EarlyCDT-Lung test adds anything to the emerging standard of low-dose CT.
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Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for bone and joint infections: the OVIVA non-inferiority RCT
Matthew Scarborough,H K Li,H K Li,Ines Rombach,Rhea Zambellas,A S Walker,Martin McNally,Bridget L. Atkins,Michelle Kümin,Benjamin A. Lipsky,H Hughes,D Bose,S Warren,Damien Mack,Damien Mack,J Folb,E Moore,Neil Jenkins,Susan Hopkins,R.A. Seaton,C Hemsley,Jonathan Sandoe,I Aggarwal,S C Ellis,R K Sutherland,Claudia Geue,Nicola McMeekin,C Scarborough,John Paul,Graham S Cooke,Jennifer Bostock,E Khatamzas,N Wong,A J Brent,J Lomas,Philippa C Matthews,Philippa C Matthews,Tri Wangrangsimakul,Roger Gundle,M Rogers,Adrian Taylor,Guy E. Thwaites,Philip Bejon +42 more
TL;DR: PO antibiotic therapy is non-inferior to IV therapy when used during the first 6 weeks in the treatment for bone and joint infection, as assessed by definitive treatment failure within 1 year of randomisation.
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Comparison of behavioural activation with guided self-help for treatment of depression in adults with intellectual disabilities:a randomised controlled trial
Andrew Jahoda,Richard P. Hastings,Richard P. Hastings,Chris Hatton,Sally-Ann Cooper,Dave Dagnan,Ruiqi Zhang,Alex McConnachie,Nicola McMeekin,K. Appleton,Robert S. P. Jones,Katie Scott,Lauren Fulton,Rosie Knight,Dawn Knowles,Christopher Williams,Andrew Briggs,Kenneth Macmahon,Helen Lynn,Ian Smith,Gail Thomas,Craig Melville +21 more
TL;DR: Findings show that there is no evidence that BeatIt is more effective than StepUp; both are active and potentially effective interventions.