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Observational studies

Hospital Door Handle Design and Their Contamination with Bacteria: A Real Life Observational Study. Are We Pulling against Closed Doors?

Hedieh Wojgani, Catherine Kehsa, Elaine Cloutman-Green, Colin Gray, Vanya Gant, Nigel Klein

published 15 Oct 2012

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Timing Matters in Hip Fracture Surgery: Patients Operated within 48 Hours Have Better Outcomes. A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of over 190,000 Patients

Lorenzo Moja, Alessandra Piatti, Valentina Pecoraro, Cristian Ricci, Gianni Virgili, Georgia Salanti, Luca Germagnoli, Alessandro Liberati, Giuseppe Banfi

published 03 Oct 2012

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Applying the Net-Benefit Framework for Analyzing and Presenting Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Maternal and Newborn Health Intervention

Sennen Hounton, David Newlands

published 19 Jul 2012

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Effects of Interferon-Alpha Treatment on the Incidence of Hyperglycemia in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Wei Zhang, Hui-Ying Rao, Bo Feng, Feng Liu, Lai Wei

published 29 Jun 2012

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Urban Movement and Alcohol Intake Strongly Predict Defaulting from Tuberculosis Treatment: An Operational Study

Ibrahim Sendagire, Maarten Schim Van der Loeff, Andrew Kambugu, Joseph Konde-Lule, Frank Cobelens

published 02 May 2012

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Impact of Natalizumab on Cognitive Performances and Fatigue in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis: A Prospective, Open-Label, Two Years Observational Study

Pietro Iaffaldano, Rosa Gemma Viterbo, Damiano Paolicelli, Guglielmo Lucchese, Emilio Portaccio, Benedetta Goretti, Vita Direnzo, Mariangela D'Onghia, Stefano Zoccolella, Maria Pia Amato, Maria Trojano

published 25 Apr 2012

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Peritraumatic Distress, Watching Television, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Rescue Workers after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Daisuke Nishi, Yuichi Koido, Naoki Nakaya, Toshimasa Sone, Hiroko Noguchi, Kei Hamazaki, Tomohito Hamazaki, Yutaka Matsuoka

published 25 Apr 2012

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Effectiveness of Terbutaline Pump for the Prevention of Preterm Birth. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Laura M. Gaudet, Kavita Singh, Laura Weeks, Becky Skidmore, Alexander Tsertsvadze, Mohammed T. Ansari

published 21 Feb 2012

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The Fitness Cost of Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Insight from the Field

M. Cyrus Maher, Wondu Alemayehu, Takele Lakew, Bruce D. Gaynor, Sara Haug, Vicky Cevallos, Jeremy D. Keenan, Thomas M. Lietman, Travis C. Porco

published 17 Jan 2012

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Time-Based Partitioning Model for Predicting Neurologically Favorable Outcome among Adults with Witnessed Bystander Out-of-Hospital CPA

Toshikazu Abe, Yasuharu Tokuda, E. Francis Cook

published 14 Dec 2011

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Development and Inter-Rater Reliability of the Liverpool Adverse Drug Reaction Causality Assessment Tool

Ruairi M. Gallagher, Jamie J. Kirkham, Jennifer R. Mason, Kim A. Bird, Paula R. Williamson, Anthony J. Nunn, Mark A. Turner, Rosalind L. Smyth, Munir Pirmohamed

published 14 Dec 2011

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Bayesian Hierarchical Models Combining Different Study Types and Adjusting for Covariate Imbalances: A Simulation Study to Assess Model Performance

C. Elizabeth McCarron, Eleanor M. Pullenayegum, Lehana Thabane, Ron Goeree, Jean-Eric Tarride

published 10 Oct 2011

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Calcineurin-Inhibitor Minimization in Liver Transplant Patients with Calcineurin-Inhibitor-Related Renal Dysfunction: A Meta-Analysis

Yuan Kong, Dongping Wang, Yushu Shang, Wenhua Liang, Xiaoting Ling, Zhiyong Guo, Xiaoshun He

published 09 Sep 2011

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