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Does the experience of the endoscopic vein harvester matter to the quality of the vein conduit: A critical thematic literature review (2024)
Journal Article
Kay, M., Abouelela, Y., Raaj, S., & Krishnamoorthy, B. (in press). Does the experience of the endoscopic vein harvester matter to the quality of the vein conduit: A critical thematic literature review. Journal of Perioperative Practice, https://doi.org/10.1177/17504589241288512

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery remains the golden standard surgical option for multiple vessel disease. Harvesting the long saphenous vein using endoscopic vein harvesting requires advanced surgical skills dexterity, but the lack of a national... Read More about Does the experience of the endoscopic vein harvester matter to the quality of the vein conduit: A critical thematic literature review.

A pilot project to explore the mental health and wellbeing among cardiothoracic staff and the impact of virtual reality guided mindfulness (2024)
Journal Article
Krishnamoorthy, B., Sagar, S. M., Coonar, A. S., Raaj, S., Rathinam, A. V., Air, R., …Rathinam, S. (in press). A pilot project to explore the mental health and wellbeing among cardiothoracic staff and the impact of virtual reality guided mindfulness. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 19(1), Article 556. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-024-03089-9

Background: The Cardio-Thoracic (CT) professional group experienced a significant increase in stress and workload during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCTS) in Great Britain and Ireland with the aim of endor... Read More about A pilot project to explore the mental health and wellbeing among cardiothoracic staff and the impact of virtual reality guided mindfulness.

Use of the Therapy Outcome Measure in community intermediate care: results of a service evaluation (2024)
Journal Article
Cross, A., Chetter, C., Rajai, A., & Krishnamoorthy, B. (2024). Use of the Therapy Outcome Measure in community intermediate care: results of a service evaluation. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 31(9), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2023.0034

Background/Aims
Outcome measures are essential in clinical practice to demonstrate patient improvement and secure funding for services. The purpose of this service evaluation was to explore levels of patient improvement as measured by the Therapy Ou... Read More about Use of the Therapy Outcome Measure in community intermediate care: results of a service evaluation.