The Medical journal of Australia
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Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Surgical outcomes for people with serious mental illness are poorer than for other patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To assess the association between having a serious mental illness and surgical outcomes for adults, including in-hospital and 30-day mortality, post-operative complications, and hospital length of stay. ⋯ PROSPERO, CRD42018080114 (prospective).
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
The CANBACK trial: a randomised, controlled clinical trial of oral cannabidiol for people presenting to the emergency department with acute low back pain.
To assess the analgesic efficacy and safety of single-dose oral cannabidiol (CBD) as an adjunct to standard care for patients presenting to an emergency department with acute low back pain. ⋯ CBD was not superior to placebo as an adjunct medication for relieving acute non-traumatic low back pain in the emergency department.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
An electronic decision support-based complex intervention to improve management of cardiovascular risk in primary health care: a cluster randomised trial (INTEGRATE).
To determine whether a multifaceted primary health care intervention better controlled cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in patients with high risk of CVD than usual care. ⋯ Despite evidence for the efficacy of its individual components, the INTEGRATE intervention was not broadly implemented and did not improve CVD risk management in participating Australian general practices.