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BMJ Journals

Table of contents

April 2014 - Volume 19 - 2

Evidence Based Medicine: 19 (2)

Perspective

Suggestions for improving guideline utility and trustworthiness (26 November, 2013) Free
Ian A Scott, Gordon H Guyatt

Systematic review

Reporting quality of diagnostic accuracy studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis of investigations on adherence to STARD (24 December, 2013) Free
Daniël A Korevaar, W Annefloor van Enst, René Spijker, Patrick M M Bossuyt, Lotty Hooft

Therapeutics

Randomised controlled trial: Success rates of abdominal sacrocolpopexy decrease over time, but with improved continence rates with concomitant urethropexy (5 September, 2013)
Elizabeth J Geller
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Central venous catheters coated or impregnated with antimicrobial agents effectively prevent microbial colonisation and catheter-related bloodstream infections (5 September, 2013)
Mark E Rupp
Randomised controlled trial: A 5-day course of systemic corticosteroids is adequate to treat acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (19 September, 2013)
Sanjay Sethi, Namrata Nag
Randomised controlled trial: Aspirin plus clopidogrel in acute minor ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack is superior to aspirin alone for stroke risk reduction: CHANCE trial (19 September, 2013)
Philip B Gorelick, Muhammad U Farooq
Randomised controlled trial: Plastics bags reduce hypothermia in newly born infants in the developing world (10 October, 2013)
Colm P F O'Donnell
Randomised controlled trial: Does treatment of depression in ageing populations decrease risk of mortality? (19 September, 2013)
Wayne J Katon
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Cardiovascular benefits of HRT may differ by patient age (10 October, 2013)
Giuseppe Rosano, Cristiana Vitale
Randomised controlled trial: Symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea are treated by adenotonsillectomy, but without change in neurocognitive outcome (16 October, 2013)
James D Ramsden
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Central venous pressure cannot predict fluid-responsiveness (16 October, 2013)
Maurizio Cecconi, Hollman D Aya
Randomised controlled trial: Modest weight loss does not decrease cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in adults with type 2 diabetes (10 October, 2013)
Nichola J Davis, Gayotri Goswami
Randomised controlled trial: Respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis reduces chronic respiratory morbidity in prematurely born infants (18 October, 2013)
Anne Greenough
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Amniotomy has no effect on shortening of spontaneous labour (26 November, 2013)
François Audibert
Randomised controlled trial: An interferon-free, all-oral regimen is effective in treatment of genotype 1 chronic HCV infection (26 November, 2013)
Andrew W Tai
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Tranexamic acid reduces surgical bleeding: Does one size fit all? (28 November, 2013)
Raviraj Raveendran, Jean Wong
Systematic review: Current evidence for ART practice: the Cochrane of Cochranes on optimising outcomes (17 December, 2013)
Joyce C Harper, Daniel R Brison
Randomised controlled trial: Gastric bypass surgery is more efficacious than intensive lifestyle and medical treatment for type 2 diabetes remission (26 November, 2013)
Kristina H Lewis, David Arterburn

Aetiology

Cohort study: Statin potency associated with incident diabetes in a real-world evaluation (29 August, 2013)
Dylan L Steen, Deepak L Bhatt
Cohort study: Healthy women with a normal singleton pregnancy at term are not likely to be harmed by planning a home birth (5 September, 2013)
Marc J N C Keirse
Cohort study: Practice and progress in obstetrics (5 September, 2013)
Anjali J Kaimal
Cohort study: Maternal obesity is an independent risk factor for spontaneous extremely preterm delivery (13 September, 2013)
Cynthia Gyamf i-Bannerman
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Antidepressant exposure in utero is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular malformation (19 September, 2013)
Adam C Urato
Cohort study: Perioperative selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor administration is a marker of poor outcomes after surgery (24 September, 2013)
Natalie F Holt
Cohort study: Ibuprofen does not seem to increase global malformation risk but NSAID use in late pregnancy remains a concern (10 October, 2013)
Christine Damase-Michel, Caroline Hurault-Delarue
Cohort study: Prothrombin complex concentrate safely reverses warfarin-related bleeding (4 October, 2013)
Huyen Tran, Sanjeev Chunilal
Systematic review: Meta-analysis: antidepressant exposure during pregnancy is associated with poor neonatal adaptation (19 September, 2013)
Lars Henning Pedersen
Cohort study: Cognitive impairment is a major risk factor for serious hypoglycaemia; public health intervention is warranted (6 November, 2013)
Denise G Feil, Leonard M Pogach
Systematic review with meta-analysis: Stimulant medication for ADHD not associated with subsequent substance use disorders (26 November, 2013)
Paula D Riggs
Cohort study: Peripartum antidepressant use is associated with an increased risk of postpartum haemorrhage (26 November, 2013)
Jane B Ford, Jonathan M Morris
Cohort study: The risk of low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol exposure on child academic underachievement and behaviour may be difficult to measure and should not be underestimated (26 November, 2013)
Sandra W Jacobson, Joseph L Jacobson
Cohort study: Beyond genetics: focusing on maternal environment for congenital heart disease prevention (26 November, 2013)
Vidu Garg, Madhumita Basu

Economic analysis

Cost-effectiveness study: Estimating the cost-effectiveness of modern screening mammography programmes (24 September, 2013)
Jean-Luc Bulliard

Diagnosis

Systematic review: Individual clinical symptoms have limited utility in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea (26 November, 2013)
Reena Mehra

Prevention

Systematic review: Combined diet and exercise interventions can improve metabolic outcomes in obese children, even with only small changes in weight (21 November, 2013)
Christian K Roberts

Harms

Systematic review and meta-analysis: Risk of venous thrombosis varies with different types of combined oral contraceptives (28 November, 2013)
Maria T DeSancho
Systematic review: Systematic review suggests TNF-α inhibitors may be rational options for pregnant patients with inflammatory bowel disease (26 November, 2013)
Barrett G Levesque, Marlene E Pountney-Levesque
Cohort study: Abnormal vaginal bleeding after epidural steroid injection: is there a cause for concern? (26 November, 2013)
Harsha Shanthanna, Jason W Busse

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