Thursday, December 18, 2008

AHRQ - Barriers and Drivers of Health Information Technology Use for the Elderly, Chronically Ill, and Underserved

Evidence Report (Publication No. 09-E004) - Large PDF File

AHRQ - Management of Chronic Hepatitis B

Evidence Report (Publication No. 09-E002)- Large PDF File

AHRQ - Integration of Mental Health/Substance Abuse and Primary Care

Evidence Report (Publication No. 09-E003) - Large PDF file

AHRQ - Bariatric Surgery in Women of Reproductive Age: Special Concerns for Pregnancy

Evidence Report (Publication No. 08-E013) - Large PDF

AHRQ - HER2 Testing to Manage Patients with Breast or Other Solid Tumors

Evidence Report (Publication No. 09-E001)- Large PDF file

New Engl J Med - Temporomandibular Disorders

Review

CADTH - Computed Tomographic Colonography for Colorectal Cancer Screening in an Average Risk Screening Population: Systematic Review

Summary - One page PDF
Systematic Review and Economic Evaluation - Large PDF file

CADTH - Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor for Antiviral-Associated Neutropenia: Systematic Review and Economic Evaluation

Overview - 12 page PDF File
Systematic Review and Economic Evaluation - Large PDF File

CADTH - Home Telehealth for Chronic Disease Management

Summary - One Page PDF
Report Page - Large PDF

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

JAMA - Smoking and Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-analysis

Meta-Analysis

JAMA - Long-term All-Cause Mortality in Cancer Patients With Preexisting Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Hepatology - Acute kidney injury in cirrhosis

Review

Hepatology - Molecular mechanisms of hepatocellular carcinom

Review

Hepatology - Avoiding therapeutic pitfalls: The rational use of specifically targeted agents against hepatitis C infection

Review

Hepatology - Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in hemodialysis patients

Review

Hepatology - Molecular targeted therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma

Review

Hepatology - Hyponatremia in cirrhosis: Pathogenesis, clinical significance, and management

Review

Arch Neurol - Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke Recovery

Review

Arch Neurol - Review of Tissue Plasminogen Activator, Ischemic Stroke, and Potential Legal Issues

Review

Arch Neurol - Management of and Prognosis With Medulloblastoma: Therapy at a Crossroads

Review

Arch Neurol - Friedreich Ataxia

Review

Arch Neurol - Monoclonal Antibody Therapies and Neurologic Disorders

Review

Arch Neuol - Return-to-Play Criteria After Athletic Concussion: A Need for Revision

Review

Arch Neurol - Percutaneous Clot Removal Devices in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Anesth Analg - Acupuncture for the Management of Chronic Headache: A Systematic Review

Systematic Review

Anesth Analg - A Systemic Review of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Implications for Anesthesiologists

Systematic Review

Monday, December 15, 2008

Am J Obstet Gynecol - Use of antibiotics for the treatment of preterm parturition and prevention of neonatal morbidity: a metaanalysis

Meta-Analysis

Am J Obstet Gynecol - Use of metformin in polycystic ovary syndrome

Review

Am J Obstet Gynecol - A systematic review of the role of intrapartum hypoxia-ischemia in the causation of neonatal encephalopathy

Review

Am J Obstet Gynecol - Supplement - Preconception Health and Health Care - The Clinical Content of Preconception Care

Table of Contents

ACC/AHA - Classification of Care Metrics: Performance Measures and Quality Metrics

Performance Measure

ACC/AHA - 2008 Statement on Performance Measurement and Reperfusion Therapy

Performance Measure

ACC/AHA - 2008 Performance Measures for Adults With ST-Elevation and Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Performance Measure

Circulation - Cardiac Mechanics Revisited: The Relationship of Cardiac Architecture to Ventricular Function

Review

American Heart Association - Post–Cardiac Arrest Syndrome: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Treatment, & Prognostication

Consensus Statement

Circulation - Hypercoagulable States in Cardiovascular Disease

Review

Circulation - Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Cardiovascular Function

Review

Circulation - Genetic Determinants of Sudden Cardiac Death

Review

Circulation-Impact of Pretreatment With Clopidogrel on Initial Patency & Outcome in Patients Treated With Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Systematic Review

BMJ - Effect of fibre, antispasmodics, and peppermint oil in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

J Urol - Incidence of Post-Pyelonephritic Renal Scarring: A Meta-Analysis of the Dimercapto-Succinic Acid Literature

Meta-Analysis

J Urol - The Safety of Ureteroscopy During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

J Urol - Evaluating Outcomes of Enterocystoplasty in Patients With Spina Bifida: A Review of the Literature

Review

J Urol - Diet and Dietary Supplement Intervention Trials for the Prevention of Prostate Cancer Recurrence: A Review of the Randomized Controlled Trial

Review

J Am Coll Cardiol - Vitamin D Deficiency: An Important, Common, and Easily Treatable Cardiovascular Risk Factor?

Review

AHA/ACC - ACC/AHA 2008 Guidelines for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Executive Summary
Guideline

J Am Coll Cardiol - Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Mortality and Events With Statin Treatments

Meta-Analysis

J Am Coll Cardiol - Resistant Hypertension: An Overview of Evaluation and Treatment

Review

J Am Coll Cardiol - Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Review

J Am Coll Cardiol - Cardiorenal Syndrome

Review

J Am Coll Cardiol - Coenzyme Q10: An Independent Predictor of Mortality in Chronic Heart Failure

Review

International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrophysiology Consensus - Heart Rate Turbulence

Consensus Statement

J Am Coll Cardiol - Management of Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis

Review

J Am Coll Cardiol - Cardiac Resynchronization in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

Meta-Analysis

J Am Coll Cardiol - Leptin Resistance: A Possible Interface of Inflammation and Metabolism in Obesity-Related Cardiovascular Disease

Review

J Clin Oncol - Reducing Uncertainties About the Effects of Chemoradiotherapy for Cervical Cancer

Systematic Review

J Clin Oncol - Nonpharmacologic Strategies for Managing Common Chemotherapy Adverse Effects: A Systematic Review

Systematic Review

J Clin Oncol - Cancer Treatment–Induced Bone Loss in Breast and Prostate Cancer

Review

J Clin Oncol - Anti–Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen-4 Antibody: The First in an Emerging Class of Immunomodulatory Antibodies for Cancer Treatment

Review

J Clin Oncol - Internal Mammary Nodes in Breast Cancer: Diagnosis and Implications for Patient Management—A Systematic Review

Systematic Review

J Clin Oncol - AIDS-Related Malignancies: State of the Art and Therapeutic Challenges

Review

Gastrointest Endosc - Mucosal ablation devices

Review

Am Soc Gastrointest Endosc - Position statement on routine laboratory testing before endoscopic procedures

Position Statement

Gastrointest Endosc - A new endoscopic treatment for pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy: case report and review of the literature

Review

Gastroenterology - Challenges to the Therapeutic Pipeline for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: End Points and Regulatory Hurdles

Review

Gastroenterology - Meta-Analysis of the Placebo Rates of Clinical Relapse and Severe Endoscopic Recurrence in Postoperative Crohn's Disease

Meta-Analysis

Gastroenterology - Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors

Review

American Gastroenterological Association - Medical Position Statement on the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Position Statement
Technical Review

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Cancer - Rates and predictors of chemotherapy use for stage III colon cancer : A systematic review

Systematic Review

Cancer - Supplement - Cancer and Aging: Challenges and Opportunities across the Cancer Control Continuum

Table of Contents

Cancer - An updated catalog of prostate cancer predictive tools

Review

Cancer - Use of platinum derivatives during pregnancy

Review

Cancer - Cryoablation or radiofrequency ablation of the small renal mass : A meta-analysis

Meta-Analysis

Cancer - Proceedings of the International Consensus Conference on Breast Cancer Risk, Genetics, & Risk Management

Review

Cancer - Supplement - Assessing the Burden of HPV-Associated Cancers in the United States

Table of Contents

Cancer - Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and the risk of cutaneous melanoma : A systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cancer - Rational management of endocrine resistance in breast cancer: Comprehensive review of estrogen receptor biology, treatment options, & future

Review

Cancer - Patient navigation: State of the art or is it science?

Review

Cancer - Supplement - Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control-Implementation

Table of Contents

Cancer - Anticoagulation for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer : A systematic review

Systematic Review

Cancer - Irinotecan and uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 pharmacogenetics:To test or not to test, that is the question

Review

Cancer - Advanced bladder cancer: Status of first-line chemotherapy and the search for active agents in the second-line setting

Review

BMJ - Melanoma—Part 2: management

Review

BMJ - Melanoma—Part 1: epidemiology, risk factors, and prevention

Review

Arch Intern Med - Assessing New Biomarkers and Predictive Models for Use in Clinical Practice: A Clinician's Guide

Review

Arch Intern Med - Cardiovascular Outcomes in Trials of Oral Diabetes Medications: A Systematic Review

Systematic Review

Am J Cardiol - Comparison of Benefits and Risks of Rosuvastatin Versus Atorvastatin from a Meta-Analysis of Head-to-Head Randomized Controlled Trials

Meta-Analysis

Am J Cardiol - Supplement - Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Beyond Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol

Table of Contents

Mayo Clin Proc - Supraventricular Tachycardia: Diagnosis and Management

Review

Mayo Clin Proc - Understanding Women’s Sexual Health: A Case-Based Approach

Review

Mayo Clin Proc - Rationale and Strategies for Early Detection and Management of Diabetic Kidney Disease

Review

Mayo Clin Proc - High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy in the Curative Treatment of Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer

Review

Mayo Clin Proc - Treatment Interventions in Nursing Home Residents With Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials

Systematic Review

JAMA - Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: A Systematic Review

Systematic Review

New Engl J Med - Prevention and Treatment of Seasonal Influenza

Review

American Academy of Pediatrics - Red Reflex Examination in Neonates, Infants, and Children

Policy Statement

American Academy of Pediatrics - Application of the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale System to Pediatrics

Policy Statement

American Academy of Pediatrics - Preventive Oral Health Intervention for Pediatricians

Policy Statement

American Academy of Pediatrics - The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pediatrics

Clinical Report

American Academy of Pediatrics - Pediatric Aspects of Inpatient Health Information Technology Systems

Policy Statement

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

American Academy of Pediatrics - Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children, and Adolescents

Clinical Report

American Academy of Pediatrics - Prevention of Influenza: Recommendations for Influenza Immunization of Children, 2008–2009

Policy Statement

American Academy of Pediatrics - HIV Testing and Prophylaxis to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission in the United States

Policy Statement

American Academy of Pediatrics - Hospital Discharge of the High-Risk Neonate

Policy Statement

Am Acad Neurol - Practice Parameter: The diagnostic evaluation and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (an evidence-based review)

Practice Parameter

Clin Infect Dis - HIV/AIDS: When to Start Antiretroviral Therapy?

Review

Clin Infect Dis-Supplement-Issues in the Design & Conduct of Clinical Trials of Antibacterial Drugs in the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Table of Contents

Clin Infect Dis - Kidney Disease in Patients with HIV Infection and AIDS

Review

Clin Infect Dis - Sexual Risk Factors and Bacterial Vaginosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Clin Infect Dis - Pneumococcal Vaccination of Elderly Adults: New Paradigms for Protection

Review

Clin Infect Dis - The Controversial and Short-Lived Early Use of Rehydration Therapy for Cholera

Review

Clin Infect Dis - Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Kaposi

Review

Clin Infect Dis - Gastrointestinal Flu: Norovirus in Health Care and Long-Term Care Facilities

Review

Lancet - Perioperative β blockers in patients having non-cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis

Meta-Analysis

Lancet - Age-related macular degeneration

Review

Lancet - Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review

Systematic Review

Lancet - Multiple sclerosis

Review

New Engl J Med - Levodopa for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

Review

New Engl J Med - Infection in the Pathogenesis and Course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Review

New Engl J Med - Primary Retinal Detachment

Review

JAMA - Clinical Equivalence of Generic and Brand-Name Drugs Used in Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JAMA - Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis