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August 2007, Volume 12, Issue 4

[Author index]

Cover
  1. Purpose and procedure
  2. EBM notebook
  3. Letter
  4. Therapeutics
  5. Diagnosis
  6. Clinical prediction guide
  7. Prognosis
  8. Resource reviews
  9. Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club
  10. Other articles noted
  11. Glossary
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Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 97 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.97

EBM notebook

  • Jottings

    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 98 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.98

  • The 6 steps of evidence-based medicine: action plans and changing clinical practice through journal clubs

    • Karen Kearley
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 98-100 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.98-a

  • 6Ts teaching tips for evidence-based practitioners

    • Deborah Cook,
    • Jan Figurski,
    • Rakesh Patel,
    • Jorge Burneo,
    • Sandra Langlands,
    • Sheri Keitz
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 100-101 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.100

  • Adding cost to number needed to treat: the COPE statistic

    • Rohan Maharaj
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 101-102 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.101

  • Evidently...

    • Richard Lehman
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 103 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.103

Letter

  • The evolving science of translating research evidence into clinical practice

    • Donald Venes
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 102 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.102

Therapeutics

  • Circumcision reduced the risk of contracting HIV infection in young sexually active Kenyan men

    1. Commentator:
      • Guy de Bruyn
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 104 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.104

  • Review: flight times >8 hours and presence of risk factors for VTE increases travel related VTE

    1. Commentator:
      • Frederick A Spencer
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 105 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.105

  • Intra-articular corticosteroid injections with the reciprocating procedure device reduced procedural pain and duration more than the conventional syringe

    1. Commentator:
      • Oliver Sander
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 106 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.106

  • Percutaneous coronary intervention plus optimal medical therapy was not more effective than medical therapy alone in stable CAD

    1. Commentator:
      • Bertram Pitt
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 107 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.107

  • Review: lifestyle or pharmacological interventions prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in impaired glucose tolerance

    1. Commentator:
      • Sumit Bhagra and
      • Steven A Smith
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 108 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.108

  • Review: collaborative care was effective for depression in primary care in the short and longer term

    1. Commentator:
      • Lisa V Rubenstein
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 109 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.109

  • A hospital-based violence prevention intervention reduced hospital recidivism for violent injury and arrests for violent crimes

    1. Commentator:
      • Kelvin Ford
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 110 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.110

  • Booklet-based education in vestibular rehabilitation or symptom control improved subjective health in Ménière disease

    1. Commentator:
      • Martin J Burton
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 111 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.111

  • Review: available evidence does not support the use of β blockers as first line treatment for hypertension

    1. Commentator:
      • Barry M Massie
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 112 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.112

  • An intensive smoking cessation intervention reduced hospital admissions and mortality in high risk smokers with CVD

    1. Commentator:
      • Charles J Bentz
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 113 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.113

  • Salmeterol and fluticasone propionate did not reduce mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    1. Commentator:
      • Holger Schünemann
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 114 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.114

  • Once daily oral controller therapy with low dose theophylline or montelukast was not effective in poorly controlled asthma

    1. Commentator:
      • Francis Thien
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 115 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.115

  • Review: drugs for mild to moderate hypertension in pregnancy reduce the risk of severe hypertension but not pre-eclampsia

    1. Commentator:
      • Laura A Magee
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 116 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.116

  • Reducing infant exposure to food and dust mite allergens reduced the incidence of asthma and allergy at age 8 years

    1. Commentator:
      • Craig Mellis
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 117 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.117

  • Review: periodic health examination increases delivery of some clinical preventive services and reduces patient worry

    1. Commentator:
      • Robert H Fletcher
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 118 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.118

  • Stress echocardiography safely classified more patients as low risk of serious CAD than exercise electrocardiography

    1. Commentator:
      • Paul A Heidenreich
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 119 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.119

Diagnosis

  • Review: ultra-short screening tests are not highly accurate for detecting depression in primary care

    1. Commentator:
      • David R Gutknecht
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 120 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.120

  • Review: heterogeneous studies show that nucleic acid amplification tests accurately rule in but do not rule out TB

    1. Commentator:
      • Anne V Gonzalez and
      • Dick Menzies
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 121 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.121

Clinical prediction guide

  • The 4 item Fracture and Mortality Index predicted hip fracture and all cause mortality in elderly women

    1. Commentator:
      • Sudeep S Gill
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 122 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.122

Prognosis

  • Absolute risk of subsequent fracture was similar in women and men

    1. Commentator:
      • Sarah D Berry and
      • Douglas P Kiel
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 123 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.123

Resource reviews

  • Hatcher S, Butler R, Oakley-Browne M. Evidence-based mental health care. London: Churchill Livingstone, 2005.

    • Vinod Srihari
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 124-125 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.124

  • Gibson P. Evidence-based respiratory medicine. Oxford: Blackwell BMJ, 2005.

    • Robert Parker
    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 125 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.125

Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club

  • Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club

    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 126 doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.126

Other articles noted

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Med 2007;12:4 128a doi:10.1136/ebm.12.4.128a

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