SEP-1 sepsis management bundle not associated with improved mortality
1. In this systematic review, there was minimal evidence of improved sepsis mortality with implementation of the Severe Sepsis and ...
Tag: systematic review
Genome classifiers may aid prostate cancer risk stratification and treatment
1. In this systematic review, ten studies reported risk reclassification of prostate cancer with genome classifier testing, with wide variation ...
Postdischarge contacts may not significantly affect unplanned healthcare utilization or patient satisfaction
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, postdischarge contacts did not significantly affect hospital readmission rates, emergency department use, or ...
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and co-agonists safe and effective for weight loss
1. In this systematic review, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and co-agonists were effective in inducing weight loss in overweight adults ...
Performance assessment of preoperative risk assessment tools for elective noncardiac surgery
1. In this scoping review of preoperative risk assessment tools for elective noncardiac surgery, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) was the ...
Patient-reported outcome measures in cardiovascular disease have limited validation of psychometric properties
1. In 50 patient-reported outcome measures evaluated, only a small minority reported the validation of all Food and Drug Administration ...
Routine urinary tract cancer testing among all patients with microhematuria has low diagnostic yield
1. Evaluation with cystoscopy and CT urography for patients presenting with microhematuria (MH) had a low diagnostic yield for urinary ...
Comparative efficacy of psychotherapies for reducing self-harm and suicidality in young individuals shows inconsistent and low-quality evidence
1. Although some psychotherapeutic modalities are well-tolerated and efficacious in reducing self-harm and suicidality in children and adolescents, methodological concerns ...
Symptomatic relief possible with surgery for metastatic bowel obstruction
Image: PD 1. Palliative operative intervention to relieve metastatic bowel obstruction can result in symptom relief, resumption of eating and ...