{"title":"Universal screening does not reduce the prevalence of visual impairment in older people","authors":"R. Enzenauer","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"16 1","pages":"150-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73661370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Treatment of unilateral visual impairment in preschool children modestly improves visual acuity","authors":"Maria S Castanes","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"1217 1","pages":"174-175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76055841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Major bleeding episodes occur in people receiving anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism","authors":"Christoph Pechlaner MD (Commentary Author)","doi":"10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.03.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Question</h3><p>What is the clinical impact of bleeding in people taking anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism?</p></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><p>Systematic review with meta-analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Main results</h3><p>Thirty-three studies met inclusion criteria (29 randomised controlled trials, 4 prospective cohort studies; 10,757 people). Major bleeding occurred in <span><math><mtext>276</mtext><mtext>10,757</mtext></math></span> (2.6%) of people receiving anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism (see Table 1). Intracranial bleeding accounted for <span><math><mtext>24</mtext><mtext>276</mtext></math></span> (8.7%) of all major bleeding episodes with fatalities occurring in <span><math><mtext>11</mtext><mtext>24</mtext></math></span> (45.8%) of these episodes.<span><div><div><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Table 1</strong> Clinical impact of bleeding in people receiving anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism.</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Absolute risk (%)</td><td>Absolute risk for fatal episodes (%)</td><td>Rate of bleeding per 100 patient-years (95% CI)</td></tr><tr><td>Entire anticoagulation period</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Major bleeding episodes</td><td>276/10,757 (2.6%)</td><td>37/276 (13.4%)</td><td>7.22 (7.19 to 7.24)</td></tr><tr><td>Intracranial bleeding episodes</td><td>24/8717 (0.3%)</td><td>11/24 (45.8%)</td><td>1.15 (1.14 to 1.16)</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></span></p></div><div><h3>Authors’ conclusions</h3><p>Major bleeding associated with anticoagulant therapy has considerable clinical consequences that will need to be weighed against therapeutic benefits in people with venous thromboembolism.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"8 3","pages":"Pages 171-173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.03.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71829102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Addition of artesunate to standard antimalarial drugs reduces treatment failure","authors":"Timothy ME Davis (Commentary Author)","doi":"10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.03.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.03.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Question</h3><p><span>What is the effect of adding artesunate to existing drug regimens for people with acute uncomplicated </span><em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria?</p></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><p>Systematic review with meta-analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Main results</h3><p>16 trials met inclusion criteria. Standard antimalarial drugs in the trials varied (sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine: 7 RCTs; amodiaquine<span><span>: 3 RCTs; chloroquine: 3 RCTs; mefloquine: 3 RCTs). Adding artesunate for 3 days to standard antimalarial drugs significantly reduced 14 and 28 day's failure rates compared with standard drugs alone (15 RCTs; OR for failure by 14 day 0.20, 95% CI 0.17 to 0.25; OR for failure by 28 days 0.23, 95% CI 0.19 to 0.28). Addition of artesunate for 1 day was not as effective as 3 days, but still significantly reduced failure rates compared with standard drugs alone (6 RCTs; OR for failure by 14 days 0.61, 95% CI 0.48 to 0.77; OR for failure by 28 days 0.68, 95% CI 0.53 to 0.89). The </span>incidence of side effects was similar in both groups.</span></p></div><div><h3>Authors’ conclusions</h3><p>Adding artesunate to a standard antimalarial drug regimen for 3 days leads to a consistent decrease in treatment failure at 14 days, irrespective of the standard antimalarial drug used.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"8 3","pages":"Pages 156-158"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.03.020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71829109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Length of hospital stay for elderly people is substantially higher in the NHS compared with Kaiser Permanente and US Medicare programmes","authors":"David P Sklar MD (Commentary Author)","doi":"10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.03.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.03.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Question</h3><p>Does utilization of hospital beds by people aged over 65 years differ in the NHS in England, Kaiser Permanente in California and Medicare in California and the USA?</p></div><div><h3>Study Design</h3><p>Retrospective cohort study.</p></div><div><h3>Main results</h3><p>For all 11 causes of hospital admissions, standardised length of hospital stay for people aged >65 years was highest in the NHS (3.5 times as long as Kaiser, twice as long as Medicare California, and nearly 50% higher than Medicare in the United States). Standardised hospital admission rates for 11 leading causes of hospital admissions in people aged >65 years are generally highest for Medicare recipients in the United States and California, followed by the NHS in England and then Kaiser Permanente in California (see Table 1). However, there are important limitations to the reliability of these findings (see notes).</p></div><div><h3>Authors’ conclusions</h3><p>For 11 leading causes of acute hospital admissions in people aged >65 years, the NHS has generally lower hospital admission rates and longer hospital stays compared with Medicare recipients in the United States and California, and Kaiser Permanente in California.<span><div><div><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Table 1</strong> Number of hospital admissions (per 100,000 population) and length of stay (days) in people aged >65 years, standardised for English population data.</td></tr><tr><td>Clinical Diagnosis</td><td>NHS</td><td>Kaiser</td><td>Medicare California</td><td>Medicare United States</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Admissions</td><td>Stay</td><td>Admissions</td><td>Stay</td><td>Admissions</td><td>Stay</td><td>Admissions</td><td>Stay</td></tr><tr><td>Stroke</td><td>823</td><td>27.08</td><td>788</td><td>4.26</td><td>1155</td><td>5.84</td><td>1183</td><td>6.53</td></tr><tr><td>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</td><td>699</td><td>9.87</td><td>558</td><td>3.79</td><td>1067</td><td>5.35</td><td>1256</td><td>5.37</td></tr><tr><td>Bronchitis or asthma</td><td>531</td><td>11.73</td><td>141</td><td>3.09</td><td>225</td><td>4.22</td><td>310</td><td>4.41</td></tr><tr><td>Coronary bypass</td><td>144</td><td>13.27</td><td>97</td><td>9.60</td><td>296</td><td>8.63</td><td>321</td><td>9.98</td></tr><tr><td>Acute myocardial infarction</td><td>550</td><td>9.39</td><td>893</td><td>4.35</td><td>675</td><td>5.14</td><td>923</td><td>5.46</td></tr><tr><td>Heart failure/shock</td><td>556</td><td>12.42</td><td>1118</td><td>3.70</td><td>1893</td><td>5.28</td><td>2272</td><td>5.37</td></tr><tr><td>Angina pectoris</td><td>783</td><td>5.88</td><td>152</td><td>2.21</td><td>176</td><td>2.58</td><td>203</td><td>2.56</td></tr><tr><td>Hip replacement</td><td>342</td><td>12.60</td><td>256</td><td>4.54</td><td>602</td><td>5.41</td><td>644</td><td>5.46</td></tr><tr><td>Knee replacement</td><td>344</td><td>11.32</td><td>367</td><td>4.17</td><td>479</td><td>4.54</td><td>557</td><td>4.40</td></tr><tr><td>Hip fracture</td><td","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"8 3","pages":"Pages 113-115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.03.016","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71828665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patient satisfaction questionnaires equally acceptable to patients","authors":"Stephen J. Aragon, M. C. Edwards","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"39 1","pages":"125-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83580637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Survival of people with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is not improved by equipping first responders with an automated external defibrillator☆","authors":"J. Finn, I. Jacobs","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"14 1","pages":"139-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79536855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nurse-led intervention increases smoking cessation among people with coronary heart disease $","authors":"David W. Brown","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"60 1","pages":"128-130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78881625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High intensity counselling or behavioural interventions can result in moderate weight loss","authors":"E. Slevin","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"03 1","pages":"136-138"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85910357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Healthcare quality improvement programme improves monitoring of people with diabetes","authors":"P. Denig","doi":"10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EHBC.2004.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100512,"journal":{"name":"Evidence-based Healthcare","volume":"13 1","pages":"122-124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88941345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}