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Richard Lilford

University of Birmingham
Verified email at bham.ac.uk
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The stepped wedge cluster randomised trial: rationale, design, analysis, and reporting

K Hemming, TP Haines, PJ Chilton, AJ Girling… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
The stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial is a relatively new study design that
is increasing in popularity. It is an alternative to parallel cluster trial designs, which are …

[HTML][HTML] The stepped wedge trial design: a systematic review

CA Brown, RJ Lilford - BMC medical research methodology, 2006 - Springer
Background Stepped wedge randomised trial designs involve sequential roll-out of an
intervention to participants (individuals or clusters) over a number of time periods. By the …

The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums

A Ezeh, O Oyebode, D Satterthwaite, YF Chen… - The lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Massive slums have become major features of cities in many low-income and middle-
income countries. Here, in the first in a Series of two papers, we discuss why slums are …

The eVALuate study: two parallel randomised trials, one comparing laparoscopic with abdominal hysterectomy, the other comparing laparoscopic with vaginal …

…, J Abbott, R Clayton, G Phillips, M Whittaker, R Lilford… - Bmj, 2004 - bmj.com
Objective To compare the effects of laparoscopic hysterectomy and abdominal hysterectomy
in the abdominal trial, and laparoscopic hysterectomy and vaginal hysterectomy in the …

The systemic immune response to trauma: an overview of pathophysiology and treatment

JM Lord, MJ Midwinter, YF Chen, A Belli, K Brohi… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Improvements in the control of haemorrhage after trauma have resulted in the survival of
many people who would otherwise have died from the initial loss of blood. However, the …

Impact of the societal response to COVID-19 on access to healthcare for non-COVID-19 health issues in slum communities of Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and …

SAKS Ahmed, M Ajisola, K Azeem, P Bakibinga… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction With COVID-19, there is urgency for policymakers to understand and respond to
the health needs of slum communities. Lockdowns for pandemic control have health, social …

Use and misuse of process and outcome data in managing performance of acute medical care: avoiding institutional stigma

R Lilford, MA Mohammed, D Spiegelhalter, R Thomson - The Lancet, 2004 - thelancet.com
The history of monitoring the outcomes of health care by external agencies can be traced to
ancient times. However, the danger, now as then, is that in the search for improvement …

Are randomized clinical trials good for us (in the short term)? Evidence for a “trial effect”

DA Braunholtz, SJL Edwards, RJ Lilford - Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: To assess whether there is evidence that randomized controlled trials are
systematically beneficial, or harmful, for patients. In other words, is there a “trial effect”? If so …

Local response in health emergencies: key considerations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal urban settlements

…, R Keil, E Kibuchi, M Leach, R Lilford… - Environment and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper highlights the major challenges and considerations for addressing COVID-19 in
informal settlements. It discusses what is known about vulnerabilities and how to support …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort …

…, HK Salem, ATT Kojo, MC Lapitan, R Lilford… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common infections associated
with health care, but its importance as a global health priority is not fully understood. We …