The Cochrane Collaboration has recently updated its Injury Website. Visit www.injuries.cochrane.org
Some of the new injury eviews/updates in Issue 2 (2008) of The Cochrane Library include:
• Locomotor training for walking after spinal cord injury
(Mehrholz J, Kugler J, Pohl M)
• Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury
(Hassett LM, Moseley AM, Tate R, Harmer AR)
• Emergency intubation for acutely ill and injured patients
(Lecky F, Bryden D, Little R, Tong N, Moulton C)
• Immunonutrition as an adjuvant therapy for burns
(Danilla S, El Dib RP, Serra R, Cavada G, Valenzuela M)
• Population-based interventions for the prevention of fall-related injuries in older people
(McClure R, Turner C, Peel N, Spinks A, Eakin E, Hughes K)
• Emergency ultrasound-based algorithms for diagnosing blunt abdominal trauma
(Stengel D, Bauwens K, Sehouli J, Rademacher G, Mutze S,
Ekkernkamp A, Porzsolt F)
• Hypertonic versus near isotonic crystalloid for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients
(Bunn F, Roberts I, Tasker R, Trivedi D)
For more information about the Cochrane Collaboration or to become an author, visit the website listed above or contact Emma Sydenham, Cochrane Injuries Review Group Coordinator at: Email Emma.Sydenham@Lshtm.ac.uk or Tel: +44 (0) 20 7958 8132 (United Kingdom).