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Newest firstThe British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines for the management of substance dependence focus primarily on the pharmacological aspects of treatment. A group of international experts from a wide range of disciplines reviewed the current evidence in their field, considered the strength of the evidence and discussed the clinical implications at a consensus meeting. The guidelines focus on the pharmacolog…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundDespite widespread recognition that patient safety learning can transcend national boundaries, no international patient safety learning system (PSLS) currently exists. There is no expert consensus on the purpose, key requirements, or feasibility of such a system. ObjectiveTo gain consensus from an international panel of healthcare experts regarding the key requirements and feasibility of a potential inte…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Although fibromyalgia is a disabling disease, there is no targeted therapy for specific neurotransmitters or inflammatory mediators. Our aim was to provide neurologists with practical guidance for the management of these difficult patients based on a critical, narrative and non-systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from the last 10 years. Methods The members of the Special Interest Gr…
Background Resection of the extrahepatic bile duct including the gallbladder and the dilated segment, is a widely accepted surgical concept in congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) in both adult and pediatric surgeons. However, owing to the existence of various types of CBD and differences in the extent of dilatation, no consensus has been reached regarding the appropriate resection margins. Methods Consensus statem…
IntroductionGovernments create policies to address societal needs and then assess their effectiveness through policy metrics. The UK Rare Diseases Framework and its England Rare Diseases Action Plans aim to improve the lives of people with lived experience of rare diseases and their carers. Reaching these goals requires more effective engagement with those least likely to interact with NHS services. This paper out…
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and other eicosanoid pathway modifiers are among the most ubiquitously used medications in the general population. Their broad anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic effects are applied against symptoms of respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV-2, as well as in other acute and chronic inflammatory diseases that often coexist with allergy and asthma. However…
Abstract Visual analogue scales are widely used to measure subjective responses. Norris' 16 visual analogue scales (N_VAS) measure subjective feelings of alertness and mood. Up to now, different scientists have clustered items of N_VAS into different ways and Bond and Lader's way has been the most frequently used in clinical research. However, there are concerns about the stability of this clustering over differen…
Introduction Multimorbidity describes the presence of two or more long-term conditions, which can include communicable and non-communicable diseases, and mental disorders. The rising global burden from multimorbidity is well-documented, but trial evidence for effective interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited. Selection of appropriate outcomes is fundamental to trial design to ensure cr…
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