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BMJ Journals

Table of contents

October 2013 - Volume 18 - 5

Evidence Based Medicine: 18 (5)

Perspective

Opinion editorials: the science and art of combining evidence with opinion (9 November, 2012)
Gregory P Marchildon, Jennifer Y Verma, Noralou Roos

Methods

Individual patient data meta-analysis of diagnostic studies: opportunities and challenges (23 May, 2013)
Gerben Ter Riet, Lucas M Bachmann, Alfons G H Kessels, Khalid S Khan

Original EBM research

How to confidently teach EBM on foot: development and evaluation of a web-based e-learning course (4 August, 2012)
Tobias Weberschock, Olanrewaju Sorinola, Shakila Thangaratinam, Katrien Oude Rengerink, Theodoros N Arvanitis, Khalid S Khan, EBM Unity Group*

Therapeutics

Randomised controlled trial: Montelukast potentially efficacious in children with non-severe obstructive sleep apnoea in the short term (5 December, 2012)
Joanna E MacLean
Systematic review with meta-analysis: Topical NSAIDS provide effective pain relief for patients with hand or knee osteoarthritis with similar efficacy, and fewer side effects, than oral NSAIDS (12 December, 2012)
Andrew Östör, Pippa A Watson
Systematic review with meta-analysis: Statins in patients with CKD prove beneficial in reducing cardiovascular events and mortality but show no benefit in patients on dialysis (25 December, 2012)
Sandeep Krishnan, Terry A Jacobson
Randomised controlled trial: While hormone therapy unlikely harmful in younger postmenopausal women at low CV risk, protective effects cannot be claimed (17 January, 2013)
Beth L Abramson
Systematic review with meta-analysis: Opioid substitution therapy is associated with decreased HIV transmission among people who inject drugs (17 January, 2013)
E Jennifer Edelman, Lynn E Fiellin
Randomised controlled trial: Tiotropium bromide triple combination therapy improves lung function and decreases asthma exacerbations (24 January, 2013)
Stephen P Peters
Randomised controlled trial: Unclear whether energy-based vessel sealing in vaginal hysterectomy is superior to conventional clamping and suturing (14 February, 2013)
Jamie Kroft, Amanda Selk
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Use of cranberry products does not appear to be associated with a significant reduction in incidence of recurrent urinary tract infections (16 February, 2013)
Armando J Lorenzo, Luis H P Braga
Systematic review with meta-analysis: Network meta-analysis shows that prostaglandin inhibitors and nifedipine are best short-term tocolytics for preterm delivery (5 February, 2013)
Adi Abramovici, Sheri Jenkins
Systematic review with meta-analysis: Antibiotics are not beneficial for patients with clinically diagnosed uncomplicated acute rhinosinusitis (6 February, 2013)
Martin Desrosiers
Randomised controlled trial: Exenatide may improve maintenance of HbA1c targets, with less hypoglycaemia, but more early adverse effects when compared with low-dose glimepiride (8 March, 2013)
Denise L Campbell-Scherer, Jeffrey A Johnson

Prevention

Randomised controlled trial: Prophylactic antiretroviral HIV therapy prevents infection in heterosexual men and women (24 January, 2013)
Sarah Fidler, Peter Bock
Randomised controlled trial: Children gain less weight and accumulate less fat when sugar-free, non-caloric beverages are substituted for sugar-sweetened beverages (19 January, 2013)
Rachel K Johnson
Systematic review: Vaccination of older adults against herpes zoster is safe and effective (16 February, 2013)
Stephen K Tyring
Randomised controlled trial: Screening for type 2 diabetes does not reduce mortality over 10 years (22 February, 2013)
Marcel C Adriaanse, Frans Pouwer

Diagnosis

Cohort study: Pretest probability assessment combined with point-of-care D-dimer testing allows primary care physicians to rule out pulmonary embolism (29 January, 2013)
Christopher Kabrhel
Cohort study: Nucleic acid amplification tests of self-taken vulvovaginal swabs are more sensitive than clinician taken endocervical culture for gonorrhoea (15 March, 2013)
Beverley Lawton, Collette Bromhead

Prognosis

Cohort study: Need remains for evidence-based reassurance for absence of bilirubin neurotoxicity with severe hyperbilirubinaemia (19 January, 2013)
Vinod K Bhutani
Cohort study: Women whose cervical intraepithelial neoplasia has been treated or resolved remain at continued high risk for cervical cancer (1 February, 2013)
Mark H Einstein
Cohort study: Compression-only CPR may improve survival for patients in cardiac arrest due to shockable rhythms treated by bystanders with public access defibrillation (16 March, 2013)
Andrew Whittington, Gavin D Perkins

Aetiology

Cohort study: Proton pump inhibitors do not induce change in bone mineral density in a long-term observational study (5 December, 2012)
Ryan D Madanick
Systematic review with meta-analysis:
Proton pump inhibitor use may be associated with an increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection
(8 December, 2012)
Vanessa Stevens, Edwin van Wijngaarden
Cohort study: The possible effects of depressive symptoms on risk of preterm birth are clouded by lack of control over confounding factors (17 January, 2013)
Kimberly A Yonkers
Randomised controlled trial: It is still an open question whether inhaled glucocorticoid-induced effects may reduce adult height (19 January, 2013)
Ole D Wolthers
Cohort study: Muscle strength during adolescence is associated with longevity (2 March, 2013)
Antony D Karelis
Case-control study: Child poisonings are more common in households experiencing psychosocial stressors (2 March, 2013)
Alan David Woolf

Quality improvement

Systematic review: Ambulatory test result follow-up represents a serious problem and solutions are needed (26 January, 2013)
David W Bates

Economic analysis

Cost-effectiveness study: After a negative screening colonoscopy, a microsimulation model shows that currently recommended strategies are equally effective for rescreening (6 February, 2013)
Thomas F Imperiale

Qualitative research

Systematic review: Currently available smartphone apps for asthma have worrying deficiencies (16 February, 2013)
Brian McKinstry

Harm

Cohort study: Use of psychotropic medication in Alzheimer's disease is associated with more rapid cognitive and functional decline (7 March, 2013)
Edward C Lauterbach

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