Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Evidently Cochrane: sharing the latest Cochrane Reviews


The review team sets out to answer an important clinical question by devising complicated search strategies and using them to hunt through vast databases of clinical trials, looking for some relevant studies to include. Then find – none.
Here are the pressing needs addressed in those recent reviews:
  • alternatives to hospital follow-up after treatment for gynaecological cancer
  • effective ways to manage faecal incontinence, constipation and urinary catheters in people with neurological diseases
  • guidance on the use of prophylactic antibiotics for people with penetrating abdominal injuries
  • preventing the spread of MRSA among older people in nursing homes
  • whether end-of-life care pathways are an effective means of providing high quality care

Read full article: evidentlycochrane

By UK Cochrane blog: Evidently Cochrane

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