In his debut blog, Franco De Crescenzo summarises a narrative review that finds good evidence for the short-term pharmacological treatment of ADHD.
[read the full story...]ADHD: which medications are most effective and safe?
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Meditation and mindfulness can help us and harm us, but how common are adverse events?
Edel McGlanaghy critiques a systematic review which finds that meditation may lead to adverse events, particularly psychiatric adverse events.
[read the full story...]Botulinum toxin for management of temporomandibular disorders
This review of botulinum toxin (BTX) in the management of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) included 7 small RCTs of low quality. high quality well reported RCTs with larger sample sizes and longer follow times are needed to properly assess the effectiveness of BTX in the management of TMD.
[read the full story...]Life after leaving hospital: when does a duty of care end?
Sally McManus writes her debut elf blog on a recent national cohort study of multiple adverse outcomes following first discharge from psychiatric care, which finds that mental health inpatients are more likely to experience all types of adversity after leaving hospital.
[read the full story...]Dental implant placement: which antibiotic protocol?
This review of the the effectiveness of different antibiotic protocols to prevent early dental implant failure includes 9 RCTs showing that antibiotics were protective against early implant failures.
[read the full story...]Palatal canines: open or closed surgical approaches?
Two surgical approaches ( open and closed) for palatally displaced canines were compared in this multi-centre RCT. No differences in operating time was seen between the two approaches but those in the open group had more pain.
[read the full story...]Third molars: Regenerative techniques for preventing periodontal defects
This review of the effectiveness of regenerative periodontal treatment for preventing periodontal defects following third molar surgery included 21 RCTs and suggested that these approaches were effective. However a majority of the included studies were at high risk of bias so the findings should be interpreted cautiously.
[read the full story...]People with severe mental illness have more adverse outcomes from medical or surgical treatment
Laoise Renwick considers the findings of a recent systematic review on the safety of service users with severe mental illness receiving inpatient care on medical and surgical wards.
[read the full story...]Few adverse events with single dose oral analgesics for acute postoperative pain
This overview of adverse event rates associated with single dose oral analgesics includes data from 39 Cochrane reviews, and provides evidence that adverse events rates are generally similar with active drug and placebo.
[read the full story...]Intravenous midazolam sedation for dental treatment: review found no significant side effects
This review of IV midazolam for treating children and adolescents only identified 11 studies (5 RCTs, 6 non randomised). No serious adverse events were reported but there was a generalised inconsistency in side effect reporting. Consequently the call for better side effect reporting.
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