No advantages to using robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Monday 31 August 2009, 12:00AMPEARLS 193 - How effective is robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
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Early amniotomy and early oxytocin reduce caesarean section rate
Sunday 30 August 2009, 12:00AMPEARLS 192 - How effective are early amniotomy and early oxytocin for prevention or therapy for delay in labour progress, with respect to the caesarean birth rate and indicators of maternal and neonatal morbidity?
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Limited benefit to stenting plus angioplasty for superficial femoral artery lesions
Saturday 29 August 2009, 12:00AMPEARLS 191 - How effective is percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) when compared with PTA and stenting for lesions of the superficial femoral artery (SFA), for people with intermittent claudication or critical limb ischaemia?
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Insufficient evidence for benefit of enteral tube feeding for older people with advanced dementia
Friday 28 August 2009, 12:00AMPEARLS 190 - How effective is enteral tube feeding for older people with advanced dementia?
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Parenteral parecoxib effective for acute postoperative pain
Thursday 27 August 2009, 12:00AMPEARLS 189 - How effective is parecoxib for acute postoperative pain in adults?
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Postoperative radiotherapy effective for ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast
Wednesday 26 August 2009, 12:00AMPEARLS 188 - How effective is postoperative radiotherapy (RT) for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast?
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Single dose etoricoxib effective for acute postoperative pain in adults
Wednesday 26 August 2009, 12:00AMPEARLS 187 - How effective is single dose etoricoxib for acute postoperative pain in adults?
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Tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors effective for depression in primary care
Tuesday 25 August 2009, 12:00AMPEARLS 186 - How effective are tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in patients with depression in primary care?
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