BJGP Top10 2019

Countdown of top 10 research articles most read and published in 2019:

10. End-of-life admissions – Home care challenges, including under-resourcing, lead to hospital admissions for end-of-life care. Hoare S, et al. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X704561

9. Online triage – Research supports and challenges some of the assumed benefits of using an online triage platform. Eccles A, et al. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X702197

8. Video consultations – An exploratory study examines benefits and limitations of video versus face-to-face consultations. Hammersley V, et al. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X704573

7. UK newspaper coverage of GPs – Efforts are needed to encourage the lay press not blame the current crisis on GPs themselves. Barry E and Greenhalgh T https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X700757

6. Brain tumour diagnosis – Intermittent changes in cognitive functioning, sleep, and headache, can provide clues to diagnosis. Walter FM, et al. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X701861

5. Inflammatory marker testing: sensitivity – Inflammatory markers have low sensitivity and should not be used as a rule-out test. Watson J, et al. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X704321

4. Hospital admissions of frail older people – Even after a short admission to hospital, frail older patients are at increased risk of poor outcomes. Keeble E, et al. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X704621

3. Multiple inflammatory marker testing – Multiple simultaneous tests do not increase diagnostic accuracy. CRP is recommended as a first-line test. Watson J, et al. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X704309

2. Medication reviews – More thorough medication reviews are needed to improve prescribing safety. Duncan P, et al. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X701321

1. Asylum seeker health – Research into healthcare for asylum seekers highlights a range of access barriers. Kang C, et al. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X701309

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