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January 2005 - Volume 8 - 1

Purpose and procedure

Purpose and procedure (7 January, 2005) Free

EBN notebook

Of studies, summaries, synopses, and systems: the “4S” evolution of services for finding current best evidence (7 January, 2005) Free
R. Brian Haynes
Contribution of the Cochrane Library to the evidence-based journals
(7 January, 2005) Free
Cindy Walker-Dilks

Implementation forum

Evidence-based quality improvement project for determining appropriate discontinuation of peripheral intravenous cannulas (7 January, 2005) Free
Alyce A Schultz, Paulette Gallant

Treatment

Elective surfactant increased median duration of mechanical ventilation in preterm infants with mild to moderate respiratory distress syndrome (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: no evidence exists that paracetamol and ibuprofen differ for short term pain relief or safety in children, but ibuprofen more effectively reduces fever (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: topical mupirocin or fusidic acid may be more effective than oral antibiotics for limited non-bullous impetigo (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: a single dose of nasal decongestant reduces congestion in the short term in adults with the common cold; insufficient evidence exists on the effectiveness of repeated doses (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: all forms of nicotine replacement therapy are effective for smoking cessation (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: long term use of common medications for asthma reduces exacerbations in adults (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: levonorgestrel and mifepristone are effective emergency methods for preventing pregnancy after unprotected intercourse (7 January, 2005) Free
Nebulised lidocaine before nasogastric tube insertion reduced patient discomfort but increased risk of nasal bleeding (7 January, 2005) Free
A nurse led educational intervention for cancer pain management was effective in cancer patients in ambulatory settings (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: chemotherapy plus supportive care improves survival and quality of life in advanced or metastatic gastrointestinal cancer more than supportive care alone (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: enteral nutrition reduces infections, need for surgical intervention, and length of hospital stay more than parenteral nutrition in acute pancreatitis (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: topical NSAIDs reduce pain in osteoarthritis only during the first 2 weeks of use (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: paracetamol reduces pain in osteoarthritis but is less effective than NSAIDs (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: adding non-invasive positive pressure ventilation to usual care reduces treatment failure in respiratory failure (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: hospital at home is as effective as inpatient care for mortality and hospital readmissions in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (7 January, 2005) Free
Review: evidence from individually randomised trials shows that hip protectors do not reduce hip fractures in elderly people (7 January, 2005) Free

Prognosis

Having a stroke increased the risk of developing dementia in older people (7 January, 2005) Free

Economics

4 layer elastic bandages were more cost effective than multilayer inelastic bandages for healing venous leg ulcers (7 January, 2005) Free

Qualitative

Patients with anxiety and depression wanted to know what to expect when they started their medication (7 January, 2005) Free
Patients with chronic asthma found medicine information to be unclear or confusing, did not receive complete information on medicine use and side effects, and found leaflets to be unhelpful (7 January, 2005) Free
The clarity, timing, and authority of the delivery of a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes had important meaning for patients (7 January, 2005) Free
Patients with comorbidities perceived that acute care services did not fully acknowledge or accommodate the comprehensive care that they required (7 January, 2005) Free
4 interaction dynamics occurred in telephone counselling for smoking cessation (7 January, 2005) Free
Older African-Americans with osteoarthritis of the knee preferred to avoid total knee replacement surgery (7 January, 2005) Free

Glossary

Glossary (7 January, 2005) Free

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