Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC)-Related Articles, March 6, 2015

Annals of Internal Medicine
Qaseem A, Mir TP, Starkey M, et al. Risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med 2015 Mar 3; 162(5):359-69. [Based on AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: Comparative Effectiveness, 2013, and associated systematic review by Chou et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013).] Select to access the abstract.

Qaseem A, Humphrey LL, Forciea MA, et al. Treatment of pressure ulcers: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med 2015 Mar 3; 162(5):370-9. [Based on AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness, 2013, and associated systematic review by Smith et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013).] Select to access the abstract.

Black J. Pressure ulcer prevention and management: a dire need for good science. Ann Intern Med 2015 Jul 21; 163(2):149. [Comments on two articles by Qaseem et al. published in same issue and cites AHRQ-funded systematic reviews by Chou et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013) on pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention and by Smith et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013) on pressure ulcer treatment strategies.] abstract.

Canadian Family Physician
Ghadieh AS, Saab B. Evidence for exercise training in the management of hypertension in adults. Can Fam Physician 2015 Mar; 61(3):233-9. [Uses AHRQ evidence reports and National Guideline Clearinghouse^TM (NGC) to identify relevant articles and studies.] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA Internal Medicine
Yun JM, Shin DW, Hwang SS, et al. Effect of public disclosure on antibiotic prescription rate for upper respiratory tract infections. JAMA Intern Med 2015 Mar; 175(3):445-7. [Cites AHRQ technical review, Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Volume 4, 2006.] Select to acces the abstract.