Annals of internal medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
Epidural corticosteroid injections in the management of sciatica: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Existing guidelines and systematic reviews provide inconsistent recommendations on epidural corticosteroid injections for sciatica. Key limitations of existing reviews are the inclusion of trials with active controls of unknown efficacy and failure to provide an estimate of the size of the treatment effect. ⋯ None.
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Meta Analysis Comparative Study
One-year risk for advanced colorectal neoplasia: U.S. versus U.K. risk-stratification guidelines.
Guidelines from the United Kingdom and the United States on risk stratification after polypectomy differ, as do recommended surveillance intervals. ⋯ European Union Public Health Programme.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Adalimumab for the treatment of moderate to severe Hidradenitis suppurativa: a parallel randomized trial.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, painful skin disease characterized by abscesses, nodules, and draining fistulas in the axilla and groin of young adults. ⋯ Abbott Laboratories.
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Review Meta Analysis
Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Antibiotic treatment may disturb the resistance of gastrointestinal flora to colonization. This may result in complications, the most serious of which is Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea (CDAD). ⋯ None.