Having searched The Cochrane Library (Issue 4, 2005), we found: fluoride can reduce the occurrence and severity of white spot lesions; removal of premature contacts of the primary teeth can prevent posterior crossbite; expanding the top teeth can decrease the risk of a posterior crossbite; CSF may help retaining teeth; clear overlay retainer may settle teeth quicker than Hawley retainer; adhesives for fixed orthodontic brackets is still in dispute.
Objective To give an individualized treatment to a young woman with primary dysmenorrhea. Methods According to the basic principle and methods of evidence-base medicine, we searched The Cochrane Library (Issue 1, 2009), MEDLINE (PubMed, January 1950 to May 2009), ACP Journal Club (OVID, January 1991 to May 2007) for systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to acquire the best clinical evidence on the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. Results A total of 11 systematic reviews and 1 RCT were identified. A reasonable treatment plan was made through combining the patient’s will with her family members’. Conclusion The treatment effect on primary dysmenorrhea of the young woman is improved by an individualized treatment plan based on an evidence-based method.
We searched The Cochrane Library（Issue 3, 2005）, MEDLINE（1996-2005） ,CMCC（1996-2005）, VIP（1996-2005） ,CNKI（1996-2005） to summarize the available evidence of topiramate for an intractable epilepsy. After scanning all these articles, we identified 11 articles including meta-analysis, randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews to evaluate. Topiramate offered an alternative in the treament for intractable epilepsy, especially for partial epilepsy, and its efficacy was proven. Patients had good tolerance. And no intercross effects with the traditional anti-epileptic drugs were found. So topiramate had broad clinical value. The primary dosage of topiramate was 200mg/d. The sustaining dosage was 400-600mg/d. And we didn＇t recommend the dosage of more than 600mg/d.
截至2002年7月,急性心肌梗塞(acute myocardial infarction,AMI)治疗的临床证据如下:(1)改善AMI预后的证据:①血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂(ACEI):1篇概述和1个(AMI 36 h到14 d内接受治疗的患者)系统评价发现,血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂和安慰剂相比,患者30 d后的死亡率明显减少;血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂和安慰剂相比,显著增加了持续低血压和肾功能不全.血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂是提供给每一位存在AMI的患者,还是仅提供给有心衰征象的患者,目前尚无定论.②阿司匹林:1个系统评价发现,阿司匹林与安慰剂相比,能明显减少1个月时的死亡率、非致死性再梗塞以及非致死性中风.③β受体阻滞剂:2个系统评价和1个后来的RCT发现,在AMI数小时内给予β受体阻滞剂与对照比较,显著减少死亡率和再梗塞率.溶栓治疗的RCT发现,美托洛尔的及时使用与延后使用相比,明显减少患者6 d后再梗塞率以及复发的胸痛,但使用该药6 d和1年间的死亡率没有显著差异.1个研究比较了在近期有心肌梗塞并且左室射血分数小于40%,或者基本没有接受溶栓治疗的患者中使用卡维地洛与安慰剂的RCT发现,尽管单独的死亡率和复发性非致死性AMI在卡维地洛组中明显较低,但1.3年后各种原因的死亡率以及由于心血管事件住院的联合终点并没有差异.④钙离子拮抗剂:9个RCT发现,在AMI头几天范围内,二氢吡啶和维拉帕米与安慰剂相比并不降低死亡率.1个左心衰的RCT发现有限的证据表明,在AMI的头几天给予硝苯地平与安慰剂比较可能会增加死亡率.⑤糖蛋白Ⅱb/Ⅲ a拮抗剂:2个大型的RCT发现,在AMI患者中联合使用半剂溶栓剂和阿昔单抗与使用全剂量的溶栓剂相比,并没有减少1个月时的死亡率,但可预防非致死性的心血管事件;用阿昔单抗联合治疗增加了出血并发症,特别是颅外的出血.3个RCT发现,尽管加用阿昔单抗增加了出血的危险,但将阿昔单抗加到AMI患者最初的冠脉成型术或者支架中的益处仍有争议.⑥溶栓之外的硝酸盐制剂:2个溶栓时期使用硝酸盐与安慰剂的RCT发现,死亡率没有显著差异.⑦没有溶栓时的硝酸盐制剂:1个在溶栓时代前所做试验的系统评价发现,硝酸盐较安慰剂显著降低AMI患者的死亡率.⑧早期的经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术与溶栓比较(在专业中心完成):2个系统评价发现,早期的经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术与早期的溶栓相比明显降低了急性心肌梗塞患者的死亡率以及30 d的再梗塞率.在非专业中心开展的有关比较经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术与溶栓的试验结果尚不清楚.⑨溶栓:1篇研究对象为AMI患者以及最初的心电图上存在ST段上抬或者束支传导阻滞的患者的试验的概述发现,及时的溶栓治疗(症状发作后的6 h内或许到12 h或者更长)与安慰剂比较显著降低短期内的死亡率;溶栓与对照相比明显增加了中风和大出血的危险.不同类型的溶栓剂之间相互比较的RCT的Meta分析发现,死亡率没有显著差异.(2)AMI继发心源性休克的预后证据:①早期侵入性的心脏血管重建:1个以AMI 48 h内发生心源性休克患者为研究对象的RCT发现,早期侵入性的心脏血管重建与最初的单独药物治疗相比显著降低了6～12 d后的死亡率.1个样本含量较小的RCT也得出了相似的结果,但差异并不显著.②主动脉内的球囊反搏术:1个在AMI后的心源性休克患者中将主动脉内的球囊反搏术加溶栓与单用溶栓作比较的RCT摘要发现,6个月后的死亡率没有显著差异.③1个来自比较溶栓与不溶栓的RCT的AMI后心源性休克患者的亚组分析发现,21 d后的死亡率没有显著差异.④在心脏移植、早期心脏手术、正性肌力药和血管扩张剂、肺动脉插管及左心室支持系统方面,尚未发现有关这些干预措施效果的RCT证据.
Objective To review the systemat ic reviews/meta-analyses involving Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM ) therapy for menopausal syndrome, so as to offer clinical evidence about the safety and efficacy of TCM. Methods We searched The Cochrane Library (Issue 4, 2006), MEDLINE (1991 to 2006), Ovid (1990 to 2006), CBM(1990 to 2006), CNKI(1989 to 2006) and VIP(1979 to 2006). The search terms of "menopause OR climacteric" and "traditional Chinese medicine OR herb OR plant" and "systematic review OR evidence-based medicine OR Meta-analysis OR Meta-analysis" were used to identify systematic reviews or meta-analyses on TCM for menopause syndrome. Results A total of 6 systematic reviews or meta-analyses were identified. Two of these were in Chinese databases and four were in the foreign language databases. The 6 articles were reviewed and summarized. Conclusion TCM has a effect in the treatment of menopausal syndrome with a good safety profile. However, due to the generally low quality of included studies, the evidence available is not b enough to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TCM for menopausal syndrome.More rigorously designed and strictly executed trials are needed.
To explain how to treat common gastric diseases like chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, functional dyspepsia and gastric oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) based on evidence-based medicine. Through this paper, we try to help readers find and use clinical evidence to solve clinical problems.
We searched MEDLINE and The Cochrane Library to find high quality evidence aboutCa2＋ channel blocker in primary or secondary stroke prevention and summarized the avaliable evidence. The results show that in addition to the effect on hypertension, Ca2＋ channel blocker has antiartherosclerotic effect and can reduce the frequency rate of stroke. It has played an important role in primary stroke prevention. But concomitantly it can increase the risk of heart disease and as yet there is no evidence on secondary stroke prevention. Accordingly, Ca2＋ channel blockers should not be recommended as the first-fine medicine for stroke prevention.
Patients with early Parkinson＇s disease should be treated rationally in order to improve their quality of life and reduce the motor complications. The early employment of drugs which provides sustained central dopamine agonism and dopaminergic neuroprotection may reach this aim to some extent. Evidence of effective therapy in early Parkinson＇s disease will be introduced including： dopamine agonists, monoamine oxidase inhibitor 13, coenzymeQ10, L-dopa and a gait training.
To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of anticoagulants in ischaemic stroke primary or secondary prevention and treatment, we searched The Cochrane Library and MEDLINE to find high quality evidence and summarized the available evidence. The results showed that routine immediate anticoagulant therapy in patients with acute ischaemic stroke should not be recommended because it increased the risk of hemorrhage with ineffective reduction to the risk of death or disability. For the high risk group with cardiogenic embolism, anticoagulant therapy could safely and effectively reduce the incidence of stroke or other vascular events. However, for non-cardiogenic embolism group, anticoagulant therapy was hard to balance the benefits and harms.