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Rachel CW Whitty

- Verified email at leeds.ac.uk - Cited by 231

Rachel Whitty

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The MedSafer study—electronic decision support for deprescribing in hospitalized older adults: a cluster randomized clinical trial

…, SB Ross, J Shiu, R Tamblyn, R Whitty… - JAMA internal …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Scalable deprescribing interventions may reduce polypharmacy and the use of
potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs); however, few studies have been large enough …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of aerosol composition on the performance of low-cost optical particle counter correction factors

…, D Ng'ang'a, Y Sun, RCW Whitty… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - amt.copernicus.org
There is considerable interest in using low-cost optical particle counters (OPCs) to supplement
existing routine air quality networks that monitor particle mass concentrations. In order to …

Residual kidney function and peritoneal dialysis–associated peritonitis treatment outcomes

R Whitty, JM Bargman, A Kiss… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Results Among episodes of peritonitis due to Gram-positive organisms or culture-negative
infections, those experienced by participants with urinary creatinine clearance> 5 ml/min had …

The MedSafer study: a controlled trial of an electronic decision support tool for deprescribing in acute care

…, A Bonnici, R Tamblyn, R Whitty… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES Polypharmacy is common, costly, and harmful for hospitalized older adults.
Scalable strategies to reduce the burden of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are …

[HTML][HTML] Volatile metal emissions from volcanic degassing and lava–seawater interactions at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai'i

…, M Edmonds, E Ilyinskaya, RCW Whitty… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Volcanoes represent one of the largest natural sources of metals to the Earth’s surface.
Emissions of these metals can have important impacts on the biosphere as pollutants or nutrients…

[HTML][HTML] Rapid metal pollutant deposition from the volcanic plume of Kīlauea, Hawai'i

…, EJ Liu, TA Mather, M Edmonds, RCW Whitty… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Long-lived basaltic volcanic eruptions are a globally important source of environmentally
reactive, volatile metal pollutant elements such as selenium, cadmium and lead. The 2018 …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and Temporal Variations in SO2 and PM2.5 Levels Around Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai'i During 2007–2018

RCW Whitty, E Ilyinskaya, E Mason… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Among the hazards posed by volcanoes are the emissions of gases and particles that can
affect air quality and damage agriculture and infrastructure. A recent intense episode of …

[HTML][HTML] Ground-based measurements of the 2014–2015 Holuhraun volcanic cloud (Iceland)

…, E Ilyinskaya, M Burton, A Aiuppa, RCW Whitty… - Geosciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
The 2014–2015 Bárðarbunga fissure eruption at Holuhraun in central Iceland was distinguished
by the high emission of gases, in total 9.6 Mt SO 2 , with almost no tephra. This work …

A pilot study of a Medication Rationalization (MERA) intervention

R Whitty, S Porter, K Battu, P Bhatt, E Koo… - … Open Access Journal, 2018 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Many seriously ill and frail inpatients receive potentially inappropriate or
harmful medications and do not receive medications for symptoms of advanced illness. We …

[HTML][HTML] Surgically generated aerosol and mitigation strategies: combined use of irrigation, respirators and suction massively reduces particulate matter aerosol

…, AJ Sheikh, R Chave-Cox, J McQuaid, RCW Whitty… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Background Aerosol is a health risk to theatre staff. This laboratory study quantifies the
reduction in particulate matter aerosol concentrations produced by electrocautery and drilling …