Translating research into care

Updated Cochrane Review  from Cochrane Kidney and Transplat Group is making an impact in care.‘It’s not every day we get to see the immediate clinical translation of our research into care for our next patient,’ says Jonathan Craig, Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Group. ‘Which makes it quite striking and genuinely pleasing when we are able to do so. In the case of a recent review update, we’re seeing first hand how our findings can directly translate into greater certainty and better outcomes.’Published in March 2015, the updated Corticosteroid therapy for nephrotic syndrome in children review is already changing clinical practice, informing discussion at major paediatric meetings around the globe and reshaping young patients’ experiences of treatment. The review was previously published in 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2007, but the addition of three new studies this time round has significantly changed its ultimate conclusions. The impact of these new findings is perhaps nowhere more evident than on daily ward rounds at Westmead Children’s Hospital, where Jonathan and review co-author Deirdre Hahn see on average one case of childhood nephrotic syndrome every one to two weeks.‘Childhood nephrotic syndrome is a well recognised chronic condition in which the kidneys leak protein from the blood into the urine, causing swelling in the face, stomach and legs,’ explains Deirdre. ‘We find low levels of protein or albumin in the blood and...
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