Journal of clinical nursing
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Review
A systematic review of the effectiveness of cutaneous warming systems to prevent hypothermia.
To retrieve and critique recent randomised trials of cutaneous warming systems used to prevent hypothermia in surgical patients during the intraoperative period and to identify gaps in current evidence and make recommendations for future trials. ⋯ Nurses can use this review to inform their selection of warming interventions in perioperative nursing practice. They can also assess other factors such as nursing workload, staff training and equipment maintenance, which should be incorporated into future research.
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Review Meta Analysis
The effectiveness of silver-releasing dressings in the management of non-healing chronic wounds: a meta-analysis.
The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of silver-releasing dressings in the management of non-healing chronic wounds. ⋯ The results of this study provide objective data on the effectiveness of silver-related dressing when applied to non-healing chronic wounds.