Improving the evidence base for transfusion medicine: the work of the UK systematic review initiative.
Transfus Med
; 19(2): 59-65, 2009 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19320853
ABSTRACT
Clarifying the existing evidence base is crucial to improve the effectiveness of transfusion practice. The UK Systematic Review Initiative has been pursuing this objective primarily through writing systematic reviews on important topics in transfusion medicine. Here, we describe our progress for the past 5 years. We are the only research group that identifies transfusion medicine randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and to date, we have contributed 3002 RCT citations. The article considers future challenges including the need for wider involvement from the transfusion medicine community in the process of maintaining and updating systematic reviews and the identification and prioritization of topics for further clinical research including clinical trials. Collaboration between international and local research groups is important if these challenges are to be met.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Organisations sans but lucratif
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Transfusion sanguine
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Médecine factuelle
Type d'étude:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limites:
Humans
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Europa
Langue:
En
Journal:
Transfus Med
Sujet du journal:
HEMATOLOGIA
Année:
2009
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Royaume-Uni