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Entries Tagged as 'BMJ'

Association between waiting times and short term mortality and hospital admission after departure from emergency department: population based cohort study from Ontario, Canada.

June 4th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Association between waiting times and short term mortality and hospital admission after departure from emergency department: population based cohort study from Ontario, Canada.
BMJ. 2011;342:d2983
Authors: Guttmann A, Schull M…

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Transitions to palliative care in acute hospitals in England: qualitative study.

May 27th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Transitions to palliative care in acute hospitals in England: qualitative study.
BMJ. 2011;342:d1773
Authors: Gott M, Ingleton C, Bennett MI, Gardiner C
To explore how transitions to a palliative care approach are perc…

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Duration of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism.

May 26th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Duration of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism.
BMJ. 2011;342:d2758
Authors: Middeldorp S

PMID: 21610039 [PubMed - in process]

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Proton pump inhibitor use and risk of adverse cardiovascular events in aspirin treated patients with first time myocardial infarction: nationwide propensity score matched study.

May 13th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Proton pump inhibitor use and risk of adverse cardiovascular events in aspirin treated patients with first time myocardial infarction: nationwide propensity score matched study.
BMJ. 2011;342:d2690
Authors: Charlot M, Grove EL…

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Treatment with {beta} blockers in people with COPD.

May 12th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Treatment with {beta} blockers in people with COPD.
BMJ. 2011;342:d2655
Authors: Kazani S, Israel E

PMID: 21558358 [PubMed - in process]

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Effect of {beta} blockers in treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective cohort study.

May 12th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Effect of {beta} blockers in treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective cohort study.
BMJ. 2011;342:d2549
Authors: Short PM, Lipworth SI, Elder DH, Schembri S, Lipworth BJ
To examine the effect…

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Checking placement of nasogastric feeding tubes in adults (interpretation of x ray images): summary of a safety report from the National Patient Safety Agency.

May 10th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Checking placement of nasogastric feeding tubes in adults (interpretation of x ray images): summary of a safety report from the National Patient Safety Agency.
BMJ. 2011;342:d2586
Authors: Lamont T, Beaumont C, Fayaz A, Healey…

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Investigating suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage in adults.

May 10th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Investigating suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage in adults.
BMJ. 2011;342:d2644
Authors: Brown SC, Brew S, Madigan J

PMID: 21551185 [PubMed - in process]

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Calcium supplements with or without vitamin D and risk of cardiovascular events: reanalysis of the Women’s Health Initiative limited access dataset and meta-analysis.

April 21st, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Calcium supplements with or without vitamin D and risk of cardiovascular events: reanalysis of the Women’s Health Initiative limited access dataset and meta-analysis.
BMJ. 2011;342:d2040
Authors: Bolland MJ, Grey A, Avenell A,…

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Effect of statin treatment on short term mortality after pneumonia episode: cohort study.

April 9th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Effect of statin treatment on short term mortality after pneumonia episode: cohort study.
BMJ. 2011;342:d1642
Authors: Douglas I, Evans S, Smeeth L
Objective To determine whether statins protect against all cause morta…

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Why have working hour restrictions apparently not improved patient safety?

March 25th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Why have working hour restrictions apparently not improved patient safety?
BMJ. 2011;342:d1200
Authors: Horwitz LI

PMID: 21427045 [PubMed - in process]

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Impact of reduction in working hours for doctors in training on postgraduate medical education and patients’ outcomes: systematic review.

March 25th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Impact of reduction in working hours for doctors in training on postgraduate medical education and patients’ outcomes: systematic review.
BMJ. 2011;342:d1580
Authors: Moonesinghe SR, Lowery J, Shahi N, Millen A, Beard JD

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Effect of statins on atrial fibrillation: collaborative meta-analysis of published and unpublished evidence from randomised controlled trials.

March 20th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Effect of statins on atrial fibrillation: collaborative meta-analysis of published and unpublished evidence from randomised controlled trials.
BMJ. 2011;342:d1250
Authors: Rahimi K, Emberson J, McGale P, Majoni W, Merhi A, Ass…

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Comparative cardiovascular effects of thiazolidinediones: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

March 20th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Comparative cardiovascular effects of thiazolidinediones: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
BMJ. 2011;342:d1309
Authors: Loke YK, Kwok CS, Singh S
To determine the comparative effects of the…

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Essential care after an inpatient fall: summary of a safety report from the National Patient Safety Agency.

February 1st, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Essential care after an inpatient fall: summary of a safety report from the National Patient Safety Agency.

BMJ. 2011;342:d329

Authors: Healey F, Darowski A, Lamont T, Panesar S, Poulton S, Treml J, Wiese M

PMID: 21278215 [PubMed - in process]

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