How does using technology to deliver pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) compare to centre-based PR, or no PR in people with chronic lung disease?
Many millions of people suffer from respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis; and there are Cochrane Reviews for a wide range of interventions that might help, including drugs, devices and physical therapies. These were added to in January 2021 with a new review of the effects of providing pulmonary rehabilitation remotely and we asked the lead author, Narelle Cox from Monash University in Melbourne Australia, to tell us more in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia
There are many Cochrane reviews about the management of patients in intensive care units, covering a wide range of interventions, and the second update of one of these, in December 2020, brought together the latest evidence on the effects of oral hygiene care. Here ’s the lead author, Fang Hua from Wuhan University in China to tell us about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How does using technology to deliver pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) compare to centre-based PR, or no PR in people with chronic lung disease?
Many millions of people suffer from respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis; and there are Cochrane Reviews for a wide range of interventions that might help, including drugs, devices and physical therapies. These were added to in January 2021 with a new review of the effects of providing pulmonary rehabilitation remotely and we asked the lead author, Narelle Cox from Monash University in Melbourne Australia, to tell us more in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Prevention of blood clots in non-hospitalised cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
Alongside the hundreds of Cochrane Reviews of treatments for patients with cancer, there are many of ways to reduce the adverse effects of those treatments. In December 2020, we published the third update of one of these, looking at the effects of drugs to prevent venous thromboembolism in patients receiving chemotherapy. Marcello Di Nisio from the University "G. D'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara in Italy tells us about the latest findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Xpert Ultra compared to Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults
The Cochrane Library contains more than 140 Cochrane Reviews of the accuracy of diagnostic tests, covering a very wide range of conditions. One of these reviews, on a test used to detect tuberculosis in the lungs, was updated for the third time in February 2021 and Karen Steingart from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the UK speaks with first author, Jerry Zifodya from Tulane University in New Orleans, USA about the latest findings in this podcast. This review is also included in theCochrane Library Special Collection for World Tuberculosis Day on 'Diagnosing tuberculosis'. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 14, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19?
Our programme of rapid reviews for COVID-19 covers both the diagnosis and treatment of the disease and the reviews are being updated as new evidence becomes available. Among these is a review on imaging tests for diagnosing the condition, and we asked the lead author of the March 2021 update, Nayaar Islam from The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada, to describe the latest findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Opioids for newborns receiving mechanical ventilation
The Cochrane Neonatal Group has produced more than 400 Cochrane Reviews over the last two decades, updating these periodically as new evidence becomes available. In March 2021, they published the update of their review of opioids for newborn babies requiring mechanical ventilation and we asked two co-authors of the review, Olga Romantsik and Matteo Bruschettini from Sk åne University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, to tell us about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How accurate is chest imaging for diagnosing COVID-19?
Our programme of rapid reviews for COVID-19 covers both the diagnosis and treatment of the disease and the reviews are being updated as new evidence becomes available. Among these is a review on imaging tests for diagnosing the condition, and we asked the lead author of the March 2021 update, Nayaar Islam from The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada, to describe the latest findings in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Opioids for newborns receiving mechanical ventilation
The Cochrane Neonatal Group has produced more than 400 Cochrane Reviews over the last two decades, updating these periodically as new evidence becomes available. In March 2021, they published the update of their review of opioids for newborn babies requiring mechanical ventilation and we asked two co-authors of the review, Olga Romantsik and Matteo Bruschettini from Sk åne University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, to tell us about the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
How accurate are rapid tests for diagnosing COVID-19?
Within our growing collection of reviews relevant to COVID-19, we have several relating to its diagnosis. One of these, on the use of rapid point-of-care tests was updated in March 2021. Here's lead author Jacqueline Dinnes from the University of Birmingham in the UK to tell us what they found for antigen tests. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 6, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
What are the benefits and risks of using virtual reality in a healthcare setting to distract children from pain?
The Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Group has more than 250 active reviews of the effects of a wide range of interventions. These were added to in October 2020 by a new review of the effects of using virtual reality to distract children undergoing painful procedures. We asked lead author, Veronica Lambert from Dublin City University in Ireland to tell us that they found. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 29, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
