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Nicholas Hopkinson

Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College London
Verified email at ic.ac.uk
Cited by 19143

Determinants and outcomes of physical activity in patients with COPD: a systematic review

…, J De Batlle, RA Rabinovich, Y Raste, NS Hopkinson… - Thorax, 2014 - thorax.bmj.com
Background The relationship between physical activity, disease severity, health status and
prognosis in patients with COPD has not been systematically assessed. Our aim was to …

[HTML][HTML] Validity of activity monitors in health and chronic disease: a systematic review

…, D Langer, A Glendenning, NS Hopkinson… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
The assessment of physical activity in healthy populations and in those with chronic diseases
is challenging. The aim of this systematic review was to identify whether available activity …

[HTML][HTML] Science review: The brain in sepsis–culprit and victim

T Sharshar, NS Hopkinson, D Orlikowski, D Annane - Critical care, 2004 - Springer
On one side, brain dysfunction is a poorly explored complication of sepsis. On the other side,
brain dysfunction may actively contribute to the pathogenesis of sepsis. The current review …

Acute skeletal muscle wasting in critical illness

…, B Connolly, G Ratnayake, P Chan, NS Hopkinson… - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Survivors of critical illness demonstrate skeletal muscle wasting with associated
functional impairment. Objective To perform a comprehensive prospective characterization …

Quadriceps strength predicts mortality in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

EB Swallow, D Reyes, NS Hopkinson, WDC Man… - Thorax, 2007 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Prognosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is poorly predicted
by indices of air flow obstruction, because other factors that reflect the systemic nature of …

The prevalence of quadriceps weakness in COPD and the relationship with disease severity

JM Seymour, MA Spruit, NS Hopkinson… - European …, 2010 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Quadriceps strength relates to exercise capacity and prognosis in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). We wanted to quantify the prevalence of quadriceps weakness in …

The COPD assessment test (CAT): response to pulmonary rehabilitation. A multicentre, prospective study

…, MI Polkey, PW Jones, WDC Man, NS Hopkinson - Thorax, 2011 - thorax.bmj.com
Background The COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) assessment test (CAT) is a
recently introduced, simple to use patient-completed quality of life instrument that contains …

Bronchoscopic volume reduction with valve implants in patients with severe emphysema.

TP Toma, NS Hopkinson, J Hillier, DM Hansell… - The Lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
… N Hopkinson prepared the protocol, recruited the patients, measured lung function, analysed
the data, and prepared the report. J Hillier and C Morgan prepared the anaesthetic protocol…

[HTML][HTML] Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with endobronchial valves for patients with heterogeneous emphysema and intact interlobar fissures (the BeLieVeR …

…, W Banya, MI Polkey, PL Shah, NS Hopkinson - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Lung volume reduction surgery improves survival in selected patients with
emphysema, and has generated interest in bronchoscopic approaches that might achieve the …

The neuropathology of septic shock

…, JP Brouland, NS Hopkinson… - Brain …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… ere was no significant difference between groups S and NS for sex, age or duration of shock…
in group NS. Subjects of group N were significantly younger than patients of group N and NS