Recommendations in the rehabilitation of patients undergoing hip abductor tendon repair: a systematic literature search and evidence based rehabilitation protocol

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay R. Ebert ◽  
Angela M. Fearon ◽  
Paul N. Smith ◽  
Gregory C. Janes
Keyword(s):  
Literature Search ◽  
Tendon Repair ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Systematic Literature Search ◽  
Rehabilitation Protocol ◽  
Hip Abductor

Stump management after trans-tibial amputation: A systematic review

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Nawijn ◽  
H. van der Linde ◽  
C. H. Emmelot ◽  
C. J. Hofstad
Keyword(s):  
Functional Outcome ◽  
Methodological Quality ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Weight Bearing ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Systematic Literature Search ◽  
Large Variability ◽  
Early Weight Bearing

In order to achieve stump healing after trans-tibial amputation, various methods are applied, such as soft dressings followed by elastic wrapping of the stump, rigid dressings, semi-rigid dressings, and more recently the application of silicon or gel-liners. A systematic literature search was performed to identify the optimal post-amputation management. The methodological quality of the studies was systematically evaluated by using a predefined list of criteria. Only 11 controlled studies were identified and evaluated for their methodological quality. From these studies, no studies were classified as A-level studies, whereas three were classified as B-level, and 8 were classified as C-level studies. Relevant literature appears heterogeneous with respect to patient selection, intervention and outcome measures. Despite the large variability of included studies, this review reveals a trend in favour of rigid and semi-rigid dressings for achieving stump healing and reduction of stump volume. No conclusions can be drawn with regard to the effect on functional outcome. The literature is not conclusive on the effects of early weight bearing on stump healing, volume reduction, and functional outcome. More research is needed for the development of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines concerning management after trans-tibial amputation.

Development of an evidence-based residency preparation checklist using a Delphi process

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 356-364
Author(s):  
Robert D Beckett ◽  
Dustin D Linn
Keyword(s):  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Delphi Process ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Systematic Literature Search ◽  
School Factors ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Residency Program Directors

Abstract Purpose To develop an evidence-based tool that will provide concise guidance to pharmacy students who want to become competitive postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) residency applicants. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted to identify articles describing student or school factors and specific interventions or activities associated with improved or decreased residency match rates, as well as studies describing residency program directors’ (RPDs’) or preceptors’ perceptions of qualified applicants. An initial checklist was developed, with an item for each relevant factor. A consensus on checklist items was built through a 2-round Delphi process with a panel of RPDs. Ultimately, items that received a median score of at least 5 on a 7-point scale with less than one-third of the ratings being a 1, 2, or 3 were included. Results The initial checklist of 34 items, primarily related to grade point average, professional involvement, work experience, or professional development, was evaluated by a panel of 25 RPD participants. Six of 34 items (18%) were reevaluated in round 2, along with 1 added item and 4 items substantively modified based on comments; 2 items were merged. Ultimately, 33 items met the criteria for consensus and were included in the final checklist. Conclusion A checklist of items to guide prospective pharmacy residency applicants was developed through a systematic literature search and verified by program directors using a Delphi process.

scholarly journals Knowledge management: Progressing from a question to doing a systematic literature search

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Anita Nordsteien
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Systematic Literature Search ◽  
Knowledge Sources ◽  
Advanced Search ◽  
Search Field ◽  
The Subject

In the first number of Radiography Open, the article - Knowledge management: How to find the best knowledge sources was published (Nordsteien, 2014). Several free access research databases and resources were presented relating to evidence-based practice (Nortvedt et al., 2012) and the knowledge pyramid of Dicenso, Bayley and Haynes (2009). It is often possible to find a specific article by searching for the title in Google. To find any article on a topic, you will probably succeed by entering the subject in the search field of research databases. However, if the aim is to find all or the best information about a topic, you have to use advanced search techniques. Illustrating how to do a systematic literature search is the aim of this second brief article on knowledge management.

scholarly journals The 15-Months Clinical Experience of SARS-CoV-2: A Literature Review of Therapies and Adjuvants

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 881
Author(s):  
Alessio Danilo Inchingolo ◽  
Gianna Dipalma ◽  
Angelo Michele Inchingolo ◽  
Giuseppina Malcangi ◽  
Luigi Santacroce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Search ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
World Health ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Systematic Literature Search ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Early Diagnostic

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) that emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and rapidly spread worldwide, with a daily increase in confirmed cases and infection-related deaths. The World Health Organization declared a pandemic on the 11th of March 2020. COVID-19 presents flu-like symptoms that become severe in high-risk medically compromised subjects. The aim of this study was to perform an updated overview of the treatments and adjuvant protocols for COVID-19. Methods: A systematic literature search of databases was performed (MEDLINE PubMed, Google Scholar, UpToDate, Embase, and Web of Science) using the keywords: “COVID-19”, “2019-nCoV”, “coronavirus” and “SARS-CoV-2” (date range: 1 January 2019 to 31st October 2020), focused on clinical features and treatments. Results: The main treatments retrieved were antivirals, antimalarials, convalescent plasma, immunomodulators, corticosteroids, anticoagulants, and mesenchymal stem cells. Most of the described treatments may provide benefits to COVID-19 subjects, but no one protocol has definitively proven its efficacy. Conclusions: While many efforts are being spent worldwide in research aimed at identifying early diagnostic methods and evidence-based effective treatments, mass vaccination is thought to be the best option against this disease in the near future.

Associations of coronary and peripheral artery disease with presence, expansion, and rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm – a grin without a cat!

VASA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisato Takagi ◽  
Takuya Umemoto
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ◽  
Aortic Aneurysm ◽  
Peripheral Artery Disease ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Systematic Literature Search ◽  
Peripheral Artery ◽  
Epidemiological Evidence ◽  
Abdominal Aortic ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Meta Analyses

Abstract. Both coronary and peripheral artery disease are representative atherosclerotic diseases, which are also known to be positively associated with presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm. It is still controversial, however, whether coronary and peripheral artery disease are positively associated with expansion and rupture as well as presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm. In the present article, we overviewed epidemiological evidence, i. e. meta-analyses, regarding the associations of coronary and peripheral artery disease with presence, expansion, and rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm through a systematic literature search. Our exhaustive search identified seven meta-analyses, which suggest that both coronary and peripheral artery disease are positively associated with presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm, may be negatively associated with expansion of abdominal aortic aneurysm, and might be unassociated with rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Wrist Arthrolysis: A Systematic Review of Open and Arthroscopic Techniques

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Guidi ◽  
Riccardo Luchetti ◽  
Inga Besmens ◽  
Esin Rothenfluh ◽  
Maurizio Calcagni
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Systematic Literature Search ◽  
Viable Option ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Open Arthrolysis ◽  
Arthroscopic Arthrolysis ◽  
Radiocarpal Joint ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Wrist Stiffness

Abstract Background Wrist arthrolysis is a viable option in wrist stiffness and can be performed via open or arthroscopic techniques. Purpose The aim of the study is to describe and evaluate the available techniques of open and arthroscopic arthrolysis of the radiocarpal joint and the distal radio ulnar joint (DRUJ) in posttraumatic wrist stiffness. Methods A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed to identify studies reporting on open and arthroscopic wrist arthrolysis. Key words included “open wrist arthrolysis,” “arthroscopic wrist arthrolysis,” “post-traumatic wrist stiffness,” and “DRUJ arthrolysis.” Data were extracted independently by a pair of reviewers. Results Overall, 637 studies were identified; 13 additional articles were found through previous publications (total 650 articles). A total of 612 records resulted after duplicates was removed. Fourteen studies were selected and only eight respected the inclusions criteria. One study focused on volar open arthrolysis and four studies on arthroscopic arthrolysis of the radiocarpal joint; two studies reported on open arthrolysis and two studies on arthroscopic DRUJ arthrolysis. Range of motion following open and arthroscopic wrist arthrolysis improved in all studies. Conclusion Both arthroscopic and open arthrolysis can lead to similar and satisfactory results in radiocarpal joint and DRUJ stiffness.. Level of Evidence This is a level 3a study.

scholarly journals Computed Tomography Colonography as a Sensible Option for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Evidence Based on Metanalysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (01) ◽  
pp. 087-095
Author(s):  
Ingrid Chaves de Souza Borges ◽  
Natália Costa Resende Cunha ◽  
Amanda Marsiaj Rassi ◽  
Marcela Garcia de Oliveira ◽  
Jacqueline Andréia Bernardes Leão-Cordeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Screening Method ◽  
Colorectal Polyp ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Polyp Detection ◽  
Computed Tomography Colonography

Abstract Objective This metanalysis aimed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of computed tomography colonography in colorectal polyp detection. Methods A literature search was performed in the PubMed and Web of Science databases. Results A total of 1,872 patients (males 57.2%, females 42.8%) aged 49 to 82 years old (mean age 59.7 ± 5.3 years) were included in this metanalysis. The estimated sensitivity of computed tomography colonography was 88.4% (46.3–95.7%, coefficient of variation [CV] = 28.5%) and the estimated specificity was 73.6% (47.4–100.0%, CV = 37.5%). For lesions up to 9 mm, the sensitivity was 82.5% (62.0–99.9%, CV = 25.1%) and the specificity was 79.2% (32.0–98.0%, CV = 22.9%). For lesions > 9 mm, the sensitivity was 90.2% (64.0–100.0%, CV = 7.4%) and the specificity was 94.7% (80.0–100.0%, CV = 6.2%). No statistically significant differences in sensitivity according to the size of the lesion were found (p = 0.0958); however, the specificity was higher for lesions > 9 mm (p < 0.0001). Conclusions Most of the studies analyzed in the present work were conducted before 2010, which is about a decade after computed tomography colonography started being indicated as a screening method by European and American guidelines. Therefore, more studies aimed at analyzing the technique after further technological advancements are necessary, which could lead to the development of more modern devices.

scholarly journals The Role of Chemotherapy in Management of Inoperable, Metastatic and/or Recurrent Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy—Own Experience and Systematic Review

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3872
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Styczewska ◽  
Małgorzata A. Krawczyk ◽  
Ines B. Brecht ◽  
Konrad Haug ◽  
Ewa Iżycka-Świeszewska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Poor Response ◽  
Neuroectodermal Tumor ◽  
Incomplete Resection ◽  
Systematic Literature Search ◽  
Neural Crest Origin

Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy (MNTI) is a very rare pediatric neoplasm of neural crest origin. In most cases, it develops in infants as a localized tumor of the maxilla, and surgery is usually curative. In less than 10% of patients with inoperable, metastatic or persistently recurring MNTI, chemotherapy (CHT) may be considered; however, its role is still unclear. The aim of our study was to assess the efficacy of CHT in children with large, inoperable, metastatic and/or recurrent MNTI. Four such infants, treated with CHT in Polish and German centers of pediatric oncology, were presented. Additionally, a systematic literature search of the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science databases was performed, yielding 38 similar cases within the last 42 years. Neoadjuvant CHT, based mainly on the protocols for neuroblastoma, was often effective, allowing for complete delayed surgery in most cases. However, the role of adjuvant CHT in preventing recurrences after incomplete resection of MNTI remains unclear. Disseminated inoperable MNTI was almost universally associated with poor response to CHT and unfavorable outcome. Further investigations to elaborate standards of management in patients with inoperable, metastatic or persistently recurring MNTIs are necessary to improve outcomes.

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