BACKGROUND:
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 12, 2012. That review considered both fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain, but the effects of amitriptyline for fibromyalgia are now dealt with in a separate review.Amitriptyline is a tricyclic...
Leveraging Practice-Based Research Networks to Accelerate Implementation and Diffusion of Chronic Kidney Disease Guidelines in Primary Care Practices
Introduction. We conducted a technology assessment to summarize and appraise the current evidence regarding the effectiveness and safety of bariatric surgery in the Medicare-eligible population.
Data Sources. We searched six bibliographic databases and...
Patients with existing disease or major risk factors should be prescribed statins unless contraindicated.
Screening and treating hypertension can improve the health of patients and the population. Many patients don’t know that they have hypertension, are not on treatment or are not controlled.
Choose a treatment plan that fits the patient.
A comprehensive approach to cessation is more successful than any one mode of therapy. For patients ready to commit to quitting, use both behavioral interventions and pharmacologic therapy. Good evidence suggests that each of the following...
IMPORTANCE:
The number of deaths from cervical cancer in the United States has decreased substantially since the implementation of widespread cervical cancer screening and has declined from 2.8 to 2.3 deaths per 100 000 women from 2000 to 2015.
OBJECTIVE:
To update the US...
BACKGROUND:
A one-dose-fits-all approach to use of aspirin has yielded only modest benefits in long-term prevention of cardiovascular events, possibly due to underdosing in patients of large body size and excess dosing in patients of small body size, which might also affect other outcomes...
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for the management of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Adults was published in December 2001 and superseded Guidelines published in 1993. A web-based update of the 2001 Guidelines was published in 2004. The 2004 Guidelines assessed relevant...
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for the management of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Adults was published in December 2001 and superseded Guidelines published in 1993. A web-based update of the 2001 Guidelines was published in 2004. The 2004 Guidelines assessed relevant...
