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Table of contents

April 2005 - Volume 8 - 2

Purpose and procedure

Purpose and procedure (24 March, 2005) Free

EBN notebook

The paths from research to improved health outcomes (24 March, 2005) Free
Paul Glasziou, Brian Haynes
bmjupdates⁺, a new FREE service for evidence-based clinical practice (24 March, 2005) Free
R Brian Haynes

Resource review

McCormack B, Manley K, Garbett R, editors. Practice development in nursing. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2004. ISBN 1405110384 (24 March, 2005) Free
Margaret B Harrison

Treatment

Dexamethasone reduced the incidence of children with mild croup who returned for medical care (24 March, 2005) Free
Review: β agonist delivery by metered dose inhaler with a valved holding chamber (compared with a nebuliser) reduces admissions in preschool children and infants with acute asthma or wheezing (24 March, 2005) Free
A multifaceted, home based, environmental intervention reduced asthma related morbidity in children with atopic asthma (24 March, 2005) Free
Short term coseasonal sublingual immunotherapy reduced the development of asthma in children with hay fever (24 March, 2005) Free
Fluoxetine plus cognitive behavioural therapy was most effective for adolescents with major depressive disorder (24 March, 2005) Free
A telephone psychotherapy programme improved clinical outcomes in patients beginning antidepressant treatment (24 March, 2005) Free
Review: vaccination reduces the incidence of serologically confirmed influenza in healthy adults (24 March, 2005) Free
Review: antioxidant supplementation does not reduce gastrointestinal cancer (24 March, 2005) Free
Fluconazole reduced the rate of recurrence of vulvovaginal candidiasis (24 March, 2005) Free
Volunteers trained in CPR and use of automated external defibrillators increased survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest (24 March, 2005) Free
Methylprednisolone was associated with an increase in death after head injury (24 March, 2005) Free
Review: no evidence exists that thrombolysis is better than heparin for reducing the risk of recurrent pulmonary embolism and death (24 March, 2005) Free
Review: a single dose of oral naproxen or naproxen sodium reduced acute postoperative pain in adults (24 March, 2005) Free
Short term catheterisation after vaginal prolapse surgery increased recatheterisations, but reduced urinary tract infections, duration of catheterisation, and hospital stay (24 March, 2005) Free
Review: magnesium prophylaxis after cardiac surgery reduces the risk of arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation (24 March, 2005) Free
Review: non-invasive interventions improve symptoms and psychological functioning in patients with lung cancer (24 March, 2005) Free

Assessment (screening or diagnosis)

Review: capillary refill time, abnormal skin turgor, and abnormal respiratory pattern are useful signs for detecting dehydration in children (24 March, 2005) Free
Review: a low clinical probability plus a normal d-dimer test result excludes a diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (24 March, 2005) Free

Qualitative

Mothers with post-traumatic stress disorder after traumatic childbirth struggled to survive and experienced nightmares, flashbacks, anger, anxiety, depression, and isolation (24 March, 2005) Free
Parents’ decisions on MMR vaccination for their children were based on personal experience rather than scientific evidence (24 March, 2005) Free
Patients with acute exacerbations of COPD saw anxiety as a sign, rather than cause, of breathlessness (24 March, 2005) Free
Palliative care involved a specific concept of care focusing on life and optimising patient quality of life (24 March, 2005) Free
Arthritis symptoms, information sources, and a constantly shifting threshold of risk-benefit ratios influenced elderly patients’ decisions about total joint replacement (24 March, 2005) Free
5 themes described the views of older people on advance care statements and their role in end of life care (24 March, 2005) Free

Glossary

Glossary (24 March, 2005) Free

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