Author/s: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Structured Abstract
Objectives. Identify and abstract data from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to update the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository (PTSD-Repository) with data on PTSD and mental health, including...
Author/s: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Structured Abstract
Background. Opioid-related harms are increasing among older adults. Until we better understand the factors contributing to this trend, we will be unable to design and implement effective interventions to optimally manage opioid use and its potential...
Author/s: Magrey, Marina N., Danve, Abhijeet S., Ermann, Joerg, Walsh, Jessica A.
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an important cause of chronic low back pain and affects approximately 1% of the US population. The back pain associated with axSpA has a characteristic pattern referred to as inflammatory back pain (IBP). Features of IBP include insidious onset before age 45...
Author/s: COVID-19 Systematic Urgent Review Group Effort (SURGE) study authors
Abstract
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes COVID-19 and is spread person-to-person through close contact. We aimed to investigate the effects of physical distance, face masks, and eye protection on virus transmission in health...
Author/s: Tsou, Amy Y., Bulova, Peter, Capone, George, Chicoine, Brian, Global Down Syndrome Foundation Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with Down Syndrome Workgroup
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Importance: Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition, and average life expectancy has increased substantially, from 25 years in 1983 to 60 years in 2020. Despite the unique clinical comorbidities among adults with Down syndrome, there are no...
Author/s: Hoffman, Richard M., Atallah, Rami P., Struble, Roger D., Badgett, Robert G
Background: Randomized controlled trials have evaluated the efficacy of low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening on lung cancer (LC) outcomes.
Objective: Meta-analyze LDCT lung cancer screening trials.
Methods: We identified...
Author/s: Balk, E.M., Adam, G.P., Cao, W., Bhuma, M.R., Mehta, S., Saldanha, Saldanha, I.J., Beland, M.D., Shah, N.
Author/s: Saag, Michael S., Gandhi, Rajesh T., Hoy, Jennifer F., Landovitz, Raphael J., Thompson, Melanie A., Sax, Paul E., Smith, Savey M., Benson, Constance A., Buchbinder, Susan P., Del Rio, Carlos, Eron Jr., Joseph J., Fätkenheuer, Gerd, Günthard, Huldrych F., Molina, Jean-Michel, Jacobsen, Donna M., Volberding, Paul A.
Importance Data on the use of antiretroviral drugs, including new drugs and formulations, for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection continue to guide optimal practices.
Objective To evaluate new data and incorporate them into current...
Author/s: Lipsett, Susan C., Hall, Matthew, Ambroggio, Lilliam, Hersh, Adam L., Shah, Samir S., Brogan, Thomas V., Gerber, Jeffrey S., Williams, Derek J., Grijalva, Carlos G., Blaschke, Anne J., Neuman, Mark I.
Objectives
To describe antibiotic prescribing patterns in ambulatory children with community acquired pneumonia, and to assess the relationship between antibiotic selection and clinical outcomes.
Study design
This was a retrospective cohort study of ambulatory Medicaid-...