Therapeutics
Review: NSAIDs after surgery in patients with normal renal function decrease renal function on day 1 but not day 2
Lee A, Cooper MG, Craig JC, et al. Effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on post-operative renal function in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001;(2):CD002765 (latest version 6 Feb 2001).
High dose peginterferon sustained virologic and biochemical response in chronic hepatitis C infection with cirrhosis
Heathcote EJ, Shiffman ML, Cooksley WG, et al. Peginterferon alfa-2a in patients with chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis. N Engl J Med 2000 Dec 7;343:1673–80
Early revascularization improved 1-year survival after myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock
Hochman JS, Sleeper LA, White HD, et al, for the SHOCK Investigators. One-year survival following early revascularization for cardiogenic shock. JAMA 2001 Jan 10;285:190–2
Noninvasive intermittent ventilation reduced intubation and mortality in immunosuppressed patients with acute respiratory failure
Hilbert G, Gruson D, Vargas F, et al. Noninvasive ventilation in immunosuppressed patients with pulmonary infiltrates, fever, and acute respiratory failure. N Engl J Med 2001 Feb 15;344:481–7
Review: Galantamine improves most outcomes in suspected Alzheimer disease
Olin J, Schneider L. Galantamine for Alzheimer's disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001;(2):CD 001747 (latest version 01 Nov 2000).
Review: Anticoagulants may be better than antiplatelet agents at reducing nonfatal stroke but not other vascular or fatal events in nonrheumatic AF
Taylor FC, Cohen H, Ebrahim S. Systematic review of long term anticoagulation or antiplatelet treatment in patients with non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation. BMJ 2001 Feb 10;322:321–6
Review: Helicobacter pylori therapy does not reduce symptoms in nonulcer dyspepsia
Laine L, Schoenfeld P, Fennerty MB. Therapy for Helicobacter pylori in patients with nonulcer dyspepsia. A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials. Ann Intern Med 2001 Mar 6;134:361–9
Review: Insufficient evidence exists for screening mammography in women 40 to 49 years of age
Ringash J, with the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. Preventive health care, 2001 update: screening mammography among women aged 40-49 years at average risk of breast cancer. CMAJ 2001 Feb 20;164:469–76
Review: Octreotide reduces rebleeding more than does vasopressin or terlipressin in patients with esophageal varices
Corley DA, Cello JP, Adkisson W, et al. Octreotide for acute esophageal variceal bleeding: a meta-analysis. Gastroenterology 2001 Mar;120:946–54
Review: Self-management training in type 2 diabetes mellitus is effective in the short term
Norris SL, Engelgau MM, Venkat Narayan KM. Effectiveness of self-management training in type 2 diabetes. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Care 2001 Mar;24:561–87
Clinical prediction guide
Low Braden scale scores predicted the development of pressure ulcers in neurologic intensive and intermediate care units
Fife C, Otto G, Capsuto EG, et al. Incidence of pressure ulcers in a neurologic intensive care unit. Crit Care Med 2001 Feb;29:283–90
A prediction guide for patients with diarrhea deteced non-C. difficile diarrhea and reduced culturing of stools
Bauer TM, Lalvani A, Fehrenbach J, et al. Derivation and validation of guidelines for stool cultures for enteropathogenic bacteria other than Clostridium difficile in hospitalized adults. JAMA 2001 Jan 17;285:313–9
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