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Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of trauma care and rehabilitation.
Reviewed July 2009
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Audit filters for improving processes of care and clinical outcomes in trauma systems
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Major injuries are a significant cause of death and decreased quality of life worldwide. Previous research has shown that when severely injured patients are managed in an organized system of care that includes treatment by paramedics, transportation to ...
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May 2009
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Colloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Trauma, burns or surgery can cause people to lose large amounts of blood. Fluid replacement, giving fluids intravenously (into a vein) to replace lost blood, is used to try to maintain blood pressure and reduce the risk of dying. Blood products, non-blo...
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Sep 2008
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Advanced trauma life support training for hospital staff
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Training in 'advanced trauma life support' (ATLS) is increasingly used in both rich and poor countries. ATLS is intended to improve the way in which care is given to injured people, thereby reducing death and disability. Some research has been done that...
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Sep 2008
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Locomotor training for walking after spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
There is insufficient evidence to conclude that one locomotor training strategy is more effective than another for improving walking ability in people with spinal cord injury (SCI)....
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Dec 2007
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Emergency intubation for acutely ill and injured patients
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Acute illness and injury are the most common causes of death and disability worldwide in people aged under 50 years. The highest priority in an emergency is to enable a patient to breathe by securing their airway (passage from the nose and mouth into th...
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Dec 2007
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Conservative treatments for whiplash
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Whiplash is defined as an acceleration-deceleration mechanism of energy transfer to the neck. It may result from rear-end or side-impact motor vehicle collisions or during diving, among other mishaps. ...
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Jan 2007
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| Title: |
Advanced trauma life support training for ambulance crews
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Injury is one of the top ten causes of death and disability worldwide. It results in an early loss of life for many young people and ongoing high medical care costs. Advanced Life Support (ALS) for ambulance officers is believed to have contributed to t...
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Jul 2006
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Rehabilitation for hamstring injuries
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Hamstring injuries are commonly encountered in sports medicine, and clinical management of this problem can differ widely. There is limited evidence to suggest that rate of recovery can be increased with an increased daily frequency of hamstring stretch...
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May 2006
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Interventions for treating posterior cruciate ligament injuries of the knee in adults
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There is a lack of high quality evidence (randomized controlled trials) for the treatment of PCL injuries of the knee. Observational studies have suggested that isolated PCL injuries may be treated conservatively, with good prognosis. In more severe inj...
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Apr 2005
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Rehabilitation after surgery for flexor tendon injuries in the hand
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Flexor tendons in the hand are strings of fibrous tissue (sinews) that allow the fingers to bend. They are often cut, mostly by accidents with knives or glass. After surgery to join the ends of the tendon together, supported exercises are used to preser...
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Jun 2004
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Interventions for tears of the rotator cuff in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Both conservative and surgical interventions are used to treat shoulder pain and disability as a result of rotator cuff tears (the sheath around one of the shoulder joints). Single studies with few participants were unable to show improvement with corti...
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Sep 2003
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Spinal injuries centres (SICs) for acute traumatic spinal cord injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Spinal cord injury is a serious condition and the effects are usually permanent. In several countries, specialist centres have been set up, where patients can be taken within a few hours of their injury, but even in these countries many patients are dea...
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May 2003
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