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View article: Call to action: building a better future together, powered by evidence, guided by collective impact
Call to action: building a better future together, powered by evidence, guided by collective impact Open
View article: Prioritising Cochrane reviews to be updated with health equity focus
Prioritising Cochrane reviews to be updated with health equity focus Open
Background The prioritisation of updating published systematic reviews of interventions is vital to prevent research waste and ensure relevance to stakeholders. The consideration of health equity in reviews is also important to ensure inte…
View article: An evaluation of Cochrane Crowd found that crowdsourcing produced accurate results in identifying randomized trials
An evaluation of Cochrane Crowd found that crowdsourcing produced accurate results in identifying randomized trials Open
Cochrane Crowd is sufficiently accurate and scalable to keep pace with the current rate of publication (and registration) of new primary studies. It has also proved to be a popular, efficient, and accurate way for a large number of people …
View article: Cochrane Centralised Search Service showed high sensitivity identifying randomized controlled trials: A retrospective analysis
Cochrane Centralised Search Service showed high sensitivity identifying randomized controlled trials: A retrospective analysis Open
This analysis has shown that Cochrane's centralized search and screening processes are highly sensitive. It has also helped us to understand better why some references to eligible RCTs have been missed. The CSS is playing a critical role i…
View article: Translating the Cochrane <scp>EMBASE RCT</scp> filter from the Ovid interface to Embase.com: a case study
Translating the Cochrane <span>EMBASE RCT</span> filter from the Ovid interface to Embase.com: a case study Open
Background Information specialists frequently translate search filters from one interface to another. Publications advise that translation can be complex and should be undertaken carefully. Objectives To investigate the issues arising when…
View article: Development of a search filter to identify reports of controlled clinical trials within <scp>CINAHL</scp> Plus
Development of a search filter to identify reports of controlled clinical trials within <span>CINAHL</span> Plus Open
Background Evidence synthesis reviews in health care rely on the efficient identification of research evidence, particularly evidence from randomised controlled trials ( RCT s). There are no recently validated filters to identify RCT s in …
View article: Cochrane's plans to update its COI policy: truth and fiction
Cochrane's plans to update its COI policy: truth and fiction Open
Carol and Mike Werner/Science Photo Library Cochrane has a stricter financial conflict of interest (COI) policy than almost all journals,[1] and this encompasses all aspects of Cochrane Review production and applies to everyone from author…
View article: Skin preparation with alcohol versus alcohol followed by any antiseptic for preventing bacteraemia or contamination of blood for transfusion
Skin preparation with alcohol versus alcohol followed by any antiseptic for preventing bacteraemia or contamination of blood for transfusion Open
We did not identify any eligible studies for inclusion in this review. It is therefore unclear whether a two-step, alcohol followed by antiseptic skin cleansing process prior to blood donation confers any reduction in the risk of blood con…