Purpose To determine the effectiveness of patient safety culture strategies to improve
hospital patient safety climate. Data sources Electronic search of the Cochrane Library …

Background: a decline in health state and re-attendance are common in people aged≥ 65
years following emergency department (ED) discharge. Diverse care models have been …

Standard best practice for the treatment of venous leg ulcers (VLUs) is compression
bandaging of the lower leg to reduce hydrostatic pressure. There is considerable variation in …

To assess the effectiveness of ultra‐brief interventions (ultra‐BI) or technology‐involved
preventive measures in the ED to reduce alcohol harm and risky drinking. Medline, Embase …

Introduction Open fractures with significant soft tissue injury are associated with high rates of
complications, such as non-union, infection, chronic pain and disability. Complications often …

Methods Patients with open tibial fractures were randomly assigned within 48 hours of injury
to receive standard trauma care or standard care plus 12 sessions of HBOT. The primary …

Randomised controlled trials represent the gold standard in intervention efficacy evaluation.
However, suboptimal recruitment affects completion and the power of a therapeutic trial in …

Increasing levels of physical activity among people with venous leg ulcers (VLUs) can
potentially reduce the health cost burden, improve functional aspects of patients' lives and …

Background: Adults with venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are less likely to be physically active and
show greater sleep disturbances than the general population. Limited evidence suggests …

Chronic non-healing wounds are a growing and costly problem to the health system in
industrialised countries. 1 Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) represent the gold standard …