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EBM Focus - Volume 13, Issue 1

Tranexamic acid-soaked pledgets may control anterior epistaxis better than anterior packing in patients taking antiplatelet drugs

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 52

EBM Focus 2017 Year in Review

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 51

Very low-calorie diet leading to weight loss can induce remission of type 2 diabetes in the primary care setting

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 50

Fecal microbiota transplantation by oral capsules is as effective as infusion by colonoscopy for preventing recurrence of C. difficile infection in patients with recurrent infections

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 49

Addition of rivaroxaban to aspirin modestly reduces the risks of death and major cardiovascular events in adults with stable coronary artery disease, but increases the risk of major bleeding

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 48

Thrombectomy 6-24 hours after onset of ischemic stroke

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 46

PCI with stents might not increase exercise capacity in stable single-vessel stenosis

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 45

Prophylactic low-dose oxygen supplementation in acute stroke

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 44

Monthly naltrexone intramuscular injections to manage opioid dependence may be as effective as daily buprenorphine/naloxone tablets for treatment retention and opioid abstinence but may increase the risk of withdrawal-related adverse events

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 43

Dual-chamber pacing with closed loop stimulation reduces syncope recurrence in patients with cardioinhibitory vasovagal syncope and ≥ 2 syncopal events in 1 year

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 42

In patients with atrial fibrillation using DOACs for thromboembolic prophylaxis, concurrent use of some medications may be associated with an increased risk of non-traumatic major bleeding

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 41

Lung recruitment and PEEP titration based on respiratory-system compliance may increase mortality compared to low-PEEP strategy in patients with moderate-to-severe acute respiratory syndrome

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 40

Maternal vaccination with the 2009 pH1N1 influenza vaccine and risk of spontaneous abortion

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 39

Addition of postoperative cephalexin plus metronidazole to preoperative cefazolin reduces surgical site infection in women with obesity having cesarean delivery

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 38

Third MMR vaccination may help reduce the risk of mumps during an outbreak in a university setting

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 37

Once-daily triple therapy with fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol improves health-related quality of life and reduces COPD exacerbations compared to twice-daily budesonide/formoterol in patients with advanced COPD

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 36

Adjunct canakinumab may modestly reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events in adults with a prior myocardial infarction and elevated CRP levels, but it may also increase the risk of fatal infection or sepsis

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 35

Effect of time to treatment with furosemide on mortality in acute heart failure

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 34

The Pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (pSOFA) score may predict in-hospital mortality in critically ill pediatric patients

EBM Focus - Volume 12, Issue 33

Olaparib maintenance therapy prolongs progression-free survival in women with platinum-sensitive, relapsed BRCA-positive ovarian cancer, but its effect on overall survival is unclear