Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 33-34. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.33

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EBN notebook:

The emerging role of PDAs in information use and clinical decision making

Diane Doran

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 35-38. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.35

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To lower or not to lower? Making sense of the latest research on intensive glycaemic control and cardiovascular outcomes

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 38. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.38

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Delayed antibiotics for children with acute otitis media: is practice change sustainable?

Christopher J Cates

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 39-40. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.39

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Treatment:

Paracetamol plus ibuprofen increased time without fever compared with paracetamol but did not differ from ibuprofen in children

Arlene Smaldone (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 41. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.41

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Upgrading home heating systems improved subjective symptoms in children with asthma

Sandra Small (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 42. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.42

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Continuous glucose monitoring improved glycaemic control in pregnant women with diabetes and reduced infant macrosomia

Beverley O'Brien (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 43. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.43

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Continuous glucose monitoring improved glucose control in adults but not in young adults or children with type 1 diabetes

Nancy A Allen (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 44. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.44

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Review: weight-reducing agents improve glycaemic control and reduce progression to diabetes

Diane Berry (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 45. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.45

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Review: behavioural counselling reduces sexually transmitted infections in adults and adolescents

Clair Kaplan (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 46. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.46

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Acupuncture reduced frequency and pain intensity of primary migraine or tension-type headaches

Carol Haigh (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 47. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.47

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Vitamin E or vitamin C supplements did not differ from placebo for major cardiovascular events and mortality

Lynne E Young (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 48. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.48

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Review: immediate antiplatelet therapy after acute ischaemic stroke reduces death or dependency and risk of recurrent stroke

Gail MacKenzie (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 49. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.49

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Review: early feeding and delayed feeding after PEG placement do not differ for complications or death within 72 hours

Robert Lindeboom (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 50. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.50

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Review: tight glucose control increases risk of hypoglycaemia but not short-term mortality in critically ill adults

Violeta Lopez (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 51. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.51

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Occlusive dressings and gauze dressings did not differ for healing open wounds in surgical patients

Georgina Gethin (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 52. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.52

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Review: evidence on the effectiveness of honey for healing wounds is limited

Margaret Wallace (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 53. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.53

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Review: compression plus pharmacological prophylaxis reduces VTE more than monotherapy in high-risk patients

Salima SJ Ladak (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 54. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.54

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Review: enhanced oral hygiene prevents respiratory infection in elderly people in hospitals and nursing homes

Cindy Doucette (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 55. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.55

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Ginkgo biloba did not prevent dementia or Alzheimer disease in elderly people

Gareth Parsons (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 56. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.56

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High-dose vitamin B supplements did not slow cognitive decline in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease

Esther Coker (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 57. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.57

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Prognosis:

Review: anaemia increases mortality risk in patients with chronic heart failure

Joan E Tranmer (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 58. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.58

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Economics:

Nurse-led heart failure management improved quality of life and was cost-effective

Patricia W Stone (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 59. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.59

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Qualitative:

Adolescents with cancer felt supported by connecting with others in similar circumstances through a teen support group

Dauna Crooks (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 60. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.60

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Nurses’ triage assessments were affected by patients’ behaviours and stories and their perceived credibility

Michelle Acorn (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 61. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.61

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CAM therapies were used as treats and as alternative, complementary, and conventional treatments

Karen Moore Schaefer (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 62. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.62

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Dying patients with cancer reflected on implications of euthanasia

Daniel Kelly (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 63. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.63

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Being bedridden was a slow process influenced by interactions with the environment, nurses, and social ties

Dorothy A Forbes (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 64. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.64

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Glossary:

Glossary

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 64. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.64-a

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