General
National Knowledge Week for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2008
The National Knowledge Week for COPD contains updated evidence for the diagnosis and treatment, prevention and risk factors of COPD.
Pandemic flu - A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemicThis document, published by the DoH provides background information and guidance to organisations developing response plans to an influenza pandemic.
Pandemic influenza - guidance for infection control in hospitals and primary care settingsThis DoH guidance includes a section on setting up alternative approaches to triage and assessment due to the likelihood of A&E departments being overwhelmed with patients.
3rd quarter (Oct-Dec 2007) A&E hospital activity statistics
A and E Attendances
Admissions from A & E
Total Time in A & E
National Infarct Angioplasty Project (NIAP) interim report
NIAP is a feasibility study looking at how far primary angioplasty can be rolled out as the main treatment for heart attack in place of clot-busting drugs
Evidence-Based Medicine
BestBETS – Best Evidence Topics
For evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions. 11 new or modified BETS were added last month: Highlights include:
Indication for brain CT in children with mild head injury update 2008
Combination therapy with H2 and H1 antihistamines in acute, non compromising allergic reactions
What cardioversion protocol for ventricular fibrillation should be followed for patients who arrest shortly post-cardiac surgery?
What is the best treatment for hyperkalaemia in a preterm infant?
DARE abstracts relevant to Emergency Care
11 new abstracts of critically appraised systematic reviews were added in November and December 2007. Highlights include:
Does this adult patient have septic arthritis?
US or CT for diagnosis of appendicitis in children and adults: a meta-analysis
Computed tomography versus plain radiography to screen for cervical spine injury: a meta-analysis
Effectiveness of nurse-led cardiac clinics in adult patients with a diagnosis of coronary heart disease
This bulletin is brought to you by the Knowledge and Information Service. It aims to keep you up-to-date with infection control issues. At the beginning of each month, a librarian will update the bulletin with relevant information published in the preceding month. If there are areas you think we also need to cover, please let us know.
This bulletin is brought to you by Library and Knowledge Services. It aims to keep you up-to-date with accident and emergency issues. At the beginning of each month, a librarian will update the bulletin with relevant information published in the preceding month. If there are areas you think we also need to cover, please let us know.
