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April 2010, Volume 15, Issue 2

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  1. Purpose and procedure
  2. Notebook
  3. Therapeutics
  4. Diagnosis
  5. Prevalence
  6. Reprinted from DTB
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Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 35 doi:10.1136/ebm1027

Notebook

  • Evidence-based practice in action: how can your medical librarian help?

    • Satyamurthy Anuradha,
    • Lisa Kruesi,
    • Lars Eriksson,
    • Marion Steele,
    • Terence Harrison,
    • Meredith Lewis,
    • Bernadette Royal,
    • Linda Heslop,
    • Bonnie Heim,
    • Jeong-Wook Seo,
    • Jim Malone,
    • Chris Del Mar
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 36 doi:10.1136/ebm1060

Therapeutics

  • Meta analysis: Increased risk of asthma death with salmeterol monotherapy compared with placebo, but not with salmeterol plus inhaled corticosteroids compared with inhaled corticosteroids alone

    • Gustavo J Rodrigo
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 37-38 doi:10.1136/ebm1030

  • Systematic review with meta-analysis: Systematic review finds no difference between home-based and centre-based cardiac rehabilitation in terms of effect on mortality, morbidity and modifiable risk factors in patients with CHD

    • David R Thompson
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 38 doi:10.1136/ebm1031

  • Randomised controlled trial: Hearing loss after bacterial meningitis is predicted by presenting status and young age; effectiveness of adjuvant dexamethasone or glycerol unclear

    • Diederik van de Beek,
    • Matthijs C Brouwer
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 39-40 doi:10.1136/ebm1032

  • Cost-effectiveness analysis: Compared with glyburide, sitagliptin associated with incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $169 572 per QALY and exenatide with $278 935 per QALY as second-line treatment in adult diabetics in the USA

    • Wendy A Davis
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 40-41 doi:10.1136/ebm1034

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis: Systematic review finds modest weight loss at 1 year but a lack of high-quality evidence to support the efficacy of programmes encouraging weight loss in older people

    • Gordon L Jensen,
    • Pao Ying Hsiao
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 41-42 doi:10.1136/ebm1035

  • Randomised controlled trial: Early childhood home visits to high-risk families may reduce maternally perpetrated intimate partner violence

    • Catherine A Taylor
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 42-43 doi:10.1136/ebm1036

  • Randomised controlled trial: Uplifting results of tiotropium in moderate COPD (GOLD stage 2)

    • Huib A M Kerstjens,
    • N H T ten Hacken
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 44-45 doi:10.1136/ebm1037

  • Crossover randomised controlled trial: Study finds that the combination gabapentin plus nortriptyline reduces neuropathic pain more than either drug alone

    • Alec B O'Connor
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 45-46 doi:10.1136/ebm1038

  • Randomised controlled trial: Liraglutide for weight loss: more research is needed

    • Adam Gilden Tsai
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 46-47 doi:10.1136/ebm1041

  • Systematic review: Current evidence shows no reduction in mortality or re-infarction rate with early mobilisation after myocardial infarction

    • Alexander M Clark
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 47-48 doi:10.1136/ebm1042

  • Cluster randomised controlled trial: Hand hygiene and face mask use within 36 hours of index patient symptom onset reduces flu transmission to household contacts

    • C Raina MacIntyre
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 48-49 doi:10.1136/ebm1043

  • Systematic review: Depression screening and management programmes with staff assistance in primary care increase response and remission rates, but programmes without staff assistance do not show benefits

    • Alex J Mitchell
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 49-50 doi:10.1136/ebm1046

  • Systematic review: Adverse effects of treatment in randomised controlled trials are variably and inconsistently reported

    • Jim Nuovo
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 60 doi:10.1136/ebm1048

  • Randomised controlled trial: Prophylactic paracetamol at the time of infant vaccination reduces the risk of fever but also reduces antibody response

    • Jason H Homme,
    • Philip R Fischer
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 50-51 doi:10.1136/ebm1049
    Editor's Choice

  • Randomised controlled trial: Compared with low-dose losartan, high-dose losartan decreases risk of death or hospital admission for heart failure in people with heart failure who are intolerant to ACE inhibitors

    • Robert McKelvie
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 51-52 doi:10.1136/ebm1051

  • Systematic review: Very-low-strength evidence suggests that combining ezetimibe or fibrate with statins is no more effective than high-dose statin monotherapy for reducing all-cause mortality

    • Alexander Tenenbaum,
    • Enrique Z Fisman
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 52-53 doi:10.1136/ebm1052

  • Randomised controlled trial: Adding live, reactive telephone counselling to self-help literature does not increase smoking cessation

    • Tim Coleman
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 53-54 doi:10.1136/ebm1054

  • Systematic review: Current evidence suggests phyto-oestrogens are safe and well tolerated by postmenopausal women, with moderately increased risk of adverse gastrointestinal effects compared with placebo

    • Gertraud Maskarinec
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 55-56 doi:10.1136/ebm1055

  • Randomised controlled trial: Compared with usual care, supervised exercise in primary care for people with patellofemoral syndrome does not significantly increase self-reported recovery but improves pain and function in the short term and pain in the long term

    • Bill Vicenzino
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 56-57 doi:10.1136/ebm1057

  • Systematic review: Use of sedatives and hypnotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines in older people significantly increases their risk of falls

    • Sirpa Hartikainen,
    • Eija Lönnroos
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 59 doi:10.1136/ebm1058

  • Randomised controlled trial: Telephone-delivered collaborative care for post-CABG depression is more effective than usual care for improving mental-health-related quality of life

    • Phillip J Tully
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 57-58 doi:10.1136/ebm1059

Diagnosis

  • Prospective cohort study: Serious pathology in people presenting to primary care with acute low back pain is rare (0.9%), but high false-positive rates for some ‘red flags’ may limit their diagnostic value

    • Robert F McLain
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 61-62 doi:10.1136/ebm1040

  • Systematic review: Mammography reduces breast cancer mortality in women aged 39–69 years; but harms may outweigh benefits in women under 50

    • Karsten Juhl Jørgensen
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 62-63 doi:10.1136/ebm1045

Prevalence

  • Cross sectional time trend: Prevalence of myocardial infarction in the USA has decreased over a 10–15 year period in midlife men but increased in women, with a greater decrease in cardiovascular risk in men compared to women

    • Vivian N Hayashi,
    • Sundar Natarajan
    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 64 doi:10.1136/ebm1056

Reprinted from DTB

  • Generic prescribing in epilepsy

    Evid Based Med 2010;15:2 65-67 doi:10.1136/dtb.2009.11.0051

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