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Contents: August 2006, Volume 11, Number 4   [Index by Author]       Other Issues:

Purpose and procedure        EBM notebook        Therapeutics        Diagnosis        Prognosis        Clinical prediction guide        Resource review        Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club        Other articles noted        Glossary

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Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure

Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 97. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.97 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EBM notebook:

Jottings ...

Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 98. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.98 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Evaluating evidence-based practice performance

Michael L Green
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 99-101. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.99 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Web-only appendix] [Web-only appendix]  

The EBM journal selection process: how to find the 1 in 400 valid and highly relevant new research articles

Paul Glasziou
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 101. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.101 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Evidently...

Richard Lehman
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 102. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.102 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correction

Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 125. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.125 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Therapeutics:

Review: self monitoring increases the efficacy and safety of anticoagulant therapy

John Spandorfer (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 103. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.103 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lowering homocysteine with folic acid and B vitamins did not prevent vascular events in vascular disease

Paul Shekelle (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 104. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.104 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lowering homocysteine with folic acid and B vitamins did not prevent vascular events after myocardial infarction

Paul Shekelle (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 105. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.105 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review: surgery is not effective for obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome in adults

Stefano De Luca (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 106. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.106 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Below the elbow casts were as effective as above the elbow casts for maintaining reduction of forearm fractures in children

William J Gillespie (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 107. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.107 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wet wrap bandages for 4 weeks did not differ from topical ointments but increased skin infections in paediatric atopic eczema

Hywel Williams (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 108. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.108 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A low fat diet led to a minor weight loss at 7.5 years in postmenopausal women

Joel A Simon (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 109. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.109 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review: sedative hypnotics increase adverse effects more than they improve sleep quality in older persons with insomnia

A Mark Clarfield (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 110. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.110 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maintenance treatment with paroxetine, but not psychotherapy, prevented recurrent major depression in older people

John W Williams, Jr (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 111. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.111 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rapid access to methadone improved entry and outcomes in heroin addicts awaiting methadone treatment

Ed Day (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 112. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.112 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A rotavirus vaccine for infants prevented rotavirus gastroenteritis with no increase in risk of intussusception

Jim Buttery (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 113. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.113 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mometasone furoate nasal spray was more effective for symptom relief of acute rhinosinusitis than amoxicillin or placebo

Morten Lindbæk (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 114. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.114 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate did not improve pain in osteoarthritis of the knee

Michael J Baime (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 115. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.115 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Web-only appendix]  

Diagnosis:

Review: self report of hearing loss and the whispered voice test are useful for screening for hearing impairment

Paul Glasziou (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 116. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.116 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review: ECG, BNP, and N terminal-pro BNP are more sensitive than specific for chronic left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Jenny Doust (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 117. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.117 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prognosis:

71% of patients with newly diagnosed chronic kidney disease progressed to renal replacement therapy or death within 3 years

Tazeen H Jafar (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 118. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.118 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical prediction guide:

Review: the Wells clinical prediction guide and D-dimer testing predict deep vein thrombosis

Arnaud Perrier (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 119. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.119 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

The Outpatient Bleeding Risk Index predicted major bleeding in patients taking warfarin

John W Eikelboom (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 120. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.120 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A simple prediction rule identified patients with pulmonary embolism at low risk of short term death

Martin O’Flaherty and Esteban Gandara (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 121. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.121 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

The World Health Organization clinical decision rule was specific but not sensitive for predicting group A ß haemolytic streptococcus in children with pharyngitis

James Larcombe (commentator)
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 122. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.122 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Resource review:

Heneghan C, Badenhoch D. Evidence-based medicine toolkit. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2006.

Amit K Ghosh
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 123. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.123 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Haynes RB, Sackett DL, Guyatt GH, et al. Clinical epidemiology: how to do clinical practice research. 3^rd edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.

Carl Heneghan
Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 124-125. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.124 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club:

Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club

Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 126. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.126 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Other articles noted:

Other articles noted

Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 127-128. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.127 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Comprehensive List August 2006]  

Glossary:

Glossary

Evid Based Med 2006; 11: 127. doi:10.1136/ebm.11.4.127-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]