Systematic reviews (SR) are a strategic resource for many who may assume that comprehensive computer searches are used to identify the studies that are used in SR. The current study assessed the reports of comprehensive computer searching in SR in psychology. Comprehensive computer search methods listed as basic in SR manuals and publications of major SR organizations (e.g., Cochrane Collaborat...

Computer-aided learning (CAL), self-instructional programs provide an accessible, interactive, and flexible way of presenting curriculum material. In order to assess the effectiveness of CAL programs in dental education, a systematic review of the published literature comparing CAL with other teaching methods was performed. A systematic search of the published literature was performed. Articles...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate inpatient rehabilitation in public facilities in Australia against a utilization review tool used in the USA. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SUBJECTS Patients identified in the acute wards of a regional referral hospital and subsequently transferred to a public inpatient rehabilitation facility. METHODS The InterQual utilization review criteria were applied to days...

OBJECTIVES This study reviews the evidence for the effectiveness of computer-assisted diagnosis (CAD) in cancer imaging. Diagnostic applications were studied to estimate the impact of CAD on radiologists' detection and diagnosis of cancer lesions. METHODS Online databases were searched and 48 studies from 1992 to 2010 were included: 16 with radiologists using CAD to detect lesions (CADe) and ...

OBJECTIVE To systematically review all primary care intervention studies designed to implement medication reconciliation for effects on medication discrepancies, clinical outcomes, and patient knowledge of their medications. DATA SOURCES We searched MEDLINE (1988-March 2008); Healthstar (1966-March 2008); CINAHL (1982-March 2008); EMBASE (1980-March 2008); Cochrane Database of Systematic Revi...

vascular complications by compromising the blood flow to the allograft can have significant and sometimes life-threating consequences for the patient. high level of suspicion and aggressive utilization of diagnostic modalities can lead to early diagnosis and salvage of the allograft.  this review will summarize the current trends in the management of vascular complications after liver transplan...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of retrospective drug utilization review (RDUR), pharmacist's interventions on physician prescribing, and the level of spillover effect on future prescriptions following the intervention. METHODS A retrospective case-control study was conducted at a pharmacy benefits management company using the available prescription data from April 2004 to August 2005. RDUR...

OBJECTIVES The drug utilization review (DUR) system, which checks any conflict event of medications, contributes to improve patient safety. One of the important barriers in its adoption is doctors' resistance. This study aimed to analyze the impacts of doctors' resistance on the success of the DUR system. METHODS This study adopted an augmented the DeLone and McLean Information System (D&M IS...

A Swr-Edwards Silsstic hd-valve prosthesis was inserted in 100 seriously d l M e d patients with isolated aortic (55 case) or m i l d (45 caws) valve dbease. The follow-up study for periods of Urree years or more resulted in the following points. The o v e d mortslity rate reached 35 percent in both groups. but the operative risks were t h m times lea in the mrtic thno in the m i i d group. Thr...

stalk being 10–13 residues shorter than that of the 45-residue CD8␣ stalk (Kern et al., 1998). The presence of numerous proline residues plus O-glycans in both stalks indicate that they assume an extended conformation (Classon et al., 1992). CD8 glycan adducts change dur