NHS Evidence Jan-Feb updates (Cardio-respiratory)
An NHS Athens account may be required in some cases: Added in February Dehydration in hospital-admitted stroke patients: detection, frequency and association, Stroke, December 2011 Increased short-term...
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The following new style Evidence Updates were published recently: Pregnancy and complex social factors: Evidence Update January 2012: focuses on a summary of selected new evidence relevant to NICE...
View ArticleEvidence updates: Cancer
‘Improving outcomes in head and neck cancers: Evidence Update May 2012’ https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/nhs-evidence-content/evidence-updates focuses on a summary of selected new evidence relevant to NICE...
View ArticleEyes on Evidence: Issue 38, June 2012
Diagnosis and treatment of first-episode psychosis People who are admitted to hospital with a psychotic disorder may have their illness misclassified. Diagnosis should be reassessed periodically to...
View ArticleNHS Evidence Updates – Cancer
The following updates are available from NHS Evidence https://www.evidence.nhs.uk/nhs-evidence-content/evidence-updates Cancer Familial breast cancer (May 2012) Improving outcomes in head and neck...
View ArticleEyes on Evidence: August update
Patients with sleep apnoea may have an increased risk of DVT Sleep apnoea may be an independent risk factor for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) but further research is required to confirm this. Effect of...
View ArticleEyes on Evidence newsletter: Issue 45, January 2013
NHS Evidence produces Eyes on Evidence – you can sign up to receive regular emails. Preventable deaths due to problems in care in English acute hospitals A retrospective case record review shows...
View ArticleOur leaner meaner journal collection
As part of ongoing work to streamline our processes wherever possible, this month saw the successful update of our current paper journals and their details using the ‘link resolver’. This is the...
View ArticleGreat value from Athens
It’s a good time to remind everyone who has registered for an Athens account, of all the electronic resources it provides access to via NHS Evidence. Clicking on this link will take you to a complete...
View ArticleNHS Evidence February updates (Cancer)
Added in February Association of androgen deprivation therapy with cardiovascular death in patients with prostate cancer: a meta-analysis of randomized trials, JAMA, December 2011 Autologous stem cell...
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