Add this result to my export selection NIHR Alert: National infection control campaigns led to a rapid decline in superbug infections in UK intensive care units Source: NIHR Evidence (Remove filter) Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 06 November 2020 Expert commentary is provided on research that found a 97% reduction in MRSA bloodstream infections in ICU patients between 2007 and 2016, and a 78% decrease in bloodstream infections overall, ... Read Summary Type: Evidence Summaries (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection NIHR Alert: Ongoing pain after knee replacement: people need support and encouragement to seek help Source: NIHR Evidence (Remove filter) Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 12 November 2020 Expert commentary is provided on research that found one in five people report ongoing pain following knee replacement, but many do not seek help, believing nothing more can be done, and attempt to... Read Summary Type: Evidence Summaries (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection NIHR Alert: Testing for hepatitis in A&E departments is likely to be cost-effective in many areas of the UK Source: NIHR Evidence (Remove filter) Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 27 October 2020 Commentary is provided of a study from two London hospitals, which found gain in quality adjusted life years (QALY) for hep B testing was £9,858 per QALY and £8,019 for hep C. Authors’ of the... Read Summary Type: Evidence Summaries (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection NIHR Alert: The Vanguard programme to integrate health and social care achieved some of its aims but took time to show an effect Source: NIHR Evidence (Remove filter) Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 24 November 2020 Expert commentary is provided for research which found a 4.2% reduction in emergency admissions in care home residents in Vanguard sites over a 3 year period. It is however unclear as to the best way... Read Summary Type: Evidence Summaries (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection NIHR Alert: Paramedics value a structured handover of care for patients with suspected stroke Source: NIHR Evidence (Remove filter) Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 03 December 2020 Study exploring views of paramedics taking part in PASTA trial, aiming to improve handover and quality of decisions on thrombolysis, found they felt overall the interventions helped with efficient... Read Summary Type: Evidence Summaries (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection NIHR Alert: Rituximab helps cure almost all children with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Source: NIHR Evidence (Remove filter) Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 04 December 2020 Expert commentary is provided on a randomised study that found the addition of rituximab to chemotherapy improved 3-year survival in children with mature B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (94% v 82% ... Read Summary Type: Evidence Summaries (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection NIHR alert: The WHELD programme for people with dementia helps care home staff deliver person-centred care Source: NIHR Evidence (Remove filter) Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 26 November 2020 Expert commentary is provided on a UK study that found the WHELD programme, which supports care home staff to deliver patient-centred interventions for residents with dementia and reduce reliance on... Read Summary Type: Evidence Summaries (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection NIHR alert: Care home residents on multiple medications have an increased risk of falling Source: NIHR Evidence (Remove filter) Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 26 November 2020 Expert commentary is provided on an analysis of the Falls in Care Homes (FinCH) study, which found the number of regular medications prescribed was an independent risk factor for falling, and that... Read Summary Type: Evidence Summaries (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection NIHR Alert: The long term severity of psychosis could be predicted by an early test of coordination and balance Source: NIHR Evidence (Remove filter) Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 16 December 2020 Expert commentary is provided of a 10-year study (n=405) which found patients who initially presented with more sensory-motor problems e.g. restlessness, tremors, issues with coordination & balance, ... Read Summary Type: Evidence Summaries (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)
Add this result to my export selection NIHR Alert: Women with cancer of the stomach or oesophagus are more likely to survive than men, but they have worse side effects from chemotherapy Source: NIHR Evidence (Remove filter) Published by NIHR Dissemination Centre, 18 November 2020 Expert commentary is provided for meta-analysis of data from 3265 patients treated for cancer of the stomach or oesophagus, which found women may survive longer than men and women experienced more... Read Summary Type: Evidence Summaries (Add filter) Type: Medicines Current Awareness (Remove filter)