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December 2009, Volume 14, Issue 6

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

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 161 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.161

EBM notebook

  • Jottings …

    • Paul Glasziou
    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 162 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.162

  • Stratification for exploring heterogeneity in systematic reviews

    • Derrick A Bennett,
    • Jonathan R Emberson
    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 162-164 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.162-a

  • A conversation with Per Vandvik about incorporating evidence-based medicine in clinical practice

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 165-166 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.165

  • Letter: Looking at the bigger picture while treating type 2 diabetes mellitus

    • Bimal K Agrawal
    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 166 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.166-a

  • Retraction of article from Evidence-Based Medicine

    • Paul Glasziou
    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 166 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.166-b

Resource reviews

  • Resource review

    • Miriam Bell
    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 166 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.166

  • Resource reviews

    • Joerg J Meerpohl
    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 188-189 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.188

  • Resource reviews

    • Kamal R Mahtani
    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 189 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.189

Therapeutics

  • Review: intensive glucose control reduced some CV events but did not change mortality in type 2 diabetes

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 167 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.167

  • Rosiglitazone was non-inferior to metformin plus sulphonylurea for CV events but increased risk of HF and fractures in type 2 diabetes

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 168 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.168

  • Minimally invasive and conventional glucose monitoring did not differ for long-term glycaemic control in insulin-treated diabetes

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 169-170 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.169

  • Once-only flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for colorectal cancer may not reduce colorectal cancer incidence or mortality

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 171 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.171

  • Review: aspirin reduces vascular events but increases bleeding in primary and secondary prevention

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 172 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.172

  • Review: aspirin does not reduce CV events but may reduce non-fatal stroke in peripheral artery disease

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 173 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.173

  • Paracetamol plus ibuprofen reduced fever in young children faster than paracetamol alone but not ibuprofen alone

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 174 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.174

  • Benefits of budesonide or nedocromil for mild to moderate asthma in children were not sustained after discontinuation

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 175 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.175

  • Review: exercise interventions reduce falls in elderly people living in the community

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 176 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.176

  • In patients with type 2 diabetes, perindopril-indapamide had similar relative reductions in mortality and cardiac events regardless of AF status

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 177 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.177

  • Both weight-bearing and non–weight-bearing exercise improved function in patients with knee osteoarthritis

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 178 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.178

  • Simulated acupuncture and real acupuncture both reduced low back pain dysfunction and symptoms

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 179 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.179

  • Review: evidence for the effectiveness of non-surgical interventions for low back pain and radiculopathy is limited

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 180 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.180

  • Review: evidence for the effectiveness of surgery for low back pain, radiculopathy, and spinal stenosis is limited

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 181 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.181

  • Review: erythropoiesis-stimulating agents increase mortality in patients with cancer

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 182 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.182

Diagnosis

  • The office-based blood agar plate culture was more sensitive than the rapid antigen detection test for detecting pharyngitis

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 183 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.183

  • Review: the Ottawa Ankle rules are accurate for excluding fractures in acute blunt ankle/midfoot injury in children

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 184 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.184

Prognosis

  • Site of psoriasis (scalp or intergluteal/perianal), ⩾3 affected sites, and nail dystrophy predicted psoriatic arthritis in incident psoriasis

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 185 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.185

Clinical prediction guide

  • The Intermountain Risk Score, based on common laboratory tests, was highly predictive of short-term mortality

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 186 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.186

  • Review: 3 prediction rules, particularly ABCD, identify ED patients who can be discharged with low risk of stroke after TIA

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 187 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.187

Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club

  • Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 190 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.190

Other articles noted

  • Other articles noted

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 191-192 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.191

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Med 2009;14:6 191 doi:10.1136/ebm.14.6.191-a

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