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McManus R J, Wilson S, Delaney B C, +5 more·BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
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Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics
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Lewis Katherine, Hinchcliff Reece·International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
Hospital accreditation is an established quality improvement intervention. Despite a growing body of research, the evidence of effect remains contested. This umbrella review synthesizes reviews that examine the impacts of hospital accreditation with regard to health-care quality, highlighting research trends and knowle…
van der Gaag Marieke, Heijmans Monique, Spoiala Cristina, +1 more·Chronic illness
OBJECTIVES: Self-management of chronic diseases is rather complex, especially for patients with limited health literacy. In this review, we aim to disentangle the specific difficulties patients with limited health literacy face in relation to self-management and their associated needs with respect to self-management su…
Weed Douglas L·Neurotoxicology
To examine the extent to which a consensus exists in the scientific community regarding the relationship between exposure to paraquat and Parkinson's disease, a critical review of reviews was undertaken focusing on reviews published between 2006 and the present that offered opinions on the issue of causation. Systemati…
Foulds James, Knight Josh, Young Jesse T, +2 more·Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
AIMS: To demonstrate a novel method for presenting and exploring data in systematic reviews of the alcohol literature. METHODS: Harvest plots are a graphical method for displaying data on the overall pattern of evidence from a systematic review. They can display the direction of effects and risk of bias within studies…
Saha Samir K, Kiotsekoglou Anatoli, Gopal Aasha S, +1 more·Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)
In this review, right ventricular (RV), right atrial (RA), and left atrial (LA) strain in some selected clinical situations has been discussed in light of the current literature. To exemplify the significance of the use of multichamber strain, we have provided some illustrations of common cardiac problems. The recently…
Wang Dansong, Rong Yefei, Wu Wenchuan, +1 more·World journal of surgical oncology
BACKGROUND: Primary small cell carcinoma of the pancreas (SCCP) is a rare malignancy with an extremely poor prognosis which accounts for 1 to 1.4 percent of all pancreatic malignancies. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 62-year-old man with a half-month history of upper abdominal discomfort who was diagnosed…
Chen Hsiao-Yu, Boore Jennifer Rp·Journal of clinical nursing
AIMS: To introduce a synthesised technique for using grounded theory in nursing research. BACKGROUND: Nursing increasingly uses grounded theory for a broadened perspective on nursing practice and research. Nurse researchers have choices in how to choose and use grounded theory as a research method. These choices come…
Hougaard Karin S, Hansen Ase M·Neurotoxicology and teratology
Risk assessment of developmental toxicants is almost exclusively based on single chemicals studied in animals under controlled experimental conditions, as to reduce stress. Although humans may be exposed simultaneously to numerous hazards, little is known about the interaction of prenatal chemical exposures with other…
Härkönen Henna, Lakoma Sanna, Verho Anastasiya, +5 more·International journal of nursing studies
BACKGROUND: Digital services can be effective and cost-efficient options for treating non-communicable diseases, but generalizability is limited due to heterogeneous treatment effects. This umbrella review aims to evaluate the impact of digital services on population health, costs, and patient and healthcare profession…
Hu John C H·International journal for equity in health
BACKGROUND: The existing evidence base indicates increased interest in knowledge translation (KT), or, the dissemination of research to ensure uptake and impact. Given this definition, this study aimed to review existing scholarship on knowledge translation (KT) of health research to people living with disabilities (PL…
Tay Emma, Makeham Meredith, Laba Tracey-Lea, +1 more·Drug and alcohol dependence
BACKGROUND: Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are used to mitigate harms from high-risk medicines including misuse, prescription shopping, overdoses, and death. Previous systematic reviews report inconsistent findings. We undertook a systematic review of reviews to 1) describe and identify the methods and o…
Corso Ellena, Hind Daniel, Beever Daniel, +4 more·BMC pregnancy and childbirth
BACKGROUND: The rate of elective Caesarean Section (CS) is rising in many countries. Many obstetric units in the UK have either introduced or are planning to introduce enhanced recovery (ER) as a means of reducing length of stay for planned CS. However, to date there has been very little evidence produced regarding the…
Mueller Katharina F, Briel Matthias, Strech Daniel, +6 more·PloS one
BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews of preclinical studies, in vivo animal experiments in particular, can influence clinical research and thus even clinical care. Dissemination bias, selective dissemination of positive or significant results, is one of the major threats to validity in systematic reviews also in the realm of…
Weed Douglas L, Althuis Michelle D, Mink Pamela J·The American journal of clinical nutrition
BACKGROUND: Medical and public health decisions are informed by reviews, which makes the quality of reviews an important scientific concern. OBJECTIVE: We systematically assessed the quality of published reviews on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and health, which is a controversial topic that is important to public…
Monasta L, Batty G D, Cattaneo A, +4 more·Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
The aim of this paper was to review the evidence for early-life (from conception to 5 years of age) determinants of obesity. The design is review of published systematic reviews. Data sources included Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PsycINFO. Identification of 22 eligible reviews from a datab…
Manchikanti Laxmaiah, Derby Richard, Wolfer Lee, +3 more·Pain physician
Appropriate diagnosis is essential in providing proper and effective therapy. The field of diagnostic accuracy tests is dynamic with new tests being developed at a fast pace along with improvement in technology of existing tests on a continuous basis. Well-designed diagnostic test accuracy studies can help in making ap…
Manheimer Eric, Wieland Susan, Kimbrough Elizabeth, +2 more·Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)
BACKGROUND: The Cochrane Collaboration, an international not-for-profit organization that prepares and maintains systematic reviews of randomized trials of health care therapies, has produced reviews summarizing much of the evidence on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Our objective was to review the evidence base ac…
Flammia F, Chiti G, Trinci M, +10 more·European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
Radiologists play a key role in the management of trauma patients. With the improvement of computed tomography (CT), radiologist makes an important contribution to the timely diagnosis of trauma-related findings and the choice of the most suitable treatment, improving patient outcomes. It is important to select the mos…