This is an expert consensus on the evaluation and treatment of thoracolumbar spinal injury, estab-lished from February 2009 to July 2010. The expert consensus consists mainly of six parts with a total of 54 recommendations including the overview (one item);pre-hospital care (one item);evalu-ation and diagnosis (13 items);treatment (23 items); prevention and treatment of major complica-tions (12 items);and rehabilitation (four items). This is the first time that Chinese experts have pub-lished a consensus on spine and spinal cord injury. The expert consensus was established based on Delphi methods, literature analysis, and clinical experiences. Each recommendation is supported by and was interpreted using multi-level evidences. The level of agreement with the recommenda-tion among the panel members was assessed as either low, moderate, or strong. Each panel member was asked to indicate his or her level of agreement on a 5-point scale, with “1” corre-sponding to neutrality and“5”representing maximum agreement. Scores were aggregated across the panel members and an arithmetic mean was calculated. This mean score was then translated into low, moderate, or strong. After al of the votes were col ected and calculated, the results showed no low-level recommendations, 10 moderate-level recommendations, and 44 strong-level recom-mendations. An expert consensus was reached and was recognized by Chinese spine surgeons. Wide-scale adoption of these recommendations is urgent in the management of acute thoracol-umbar spine and spinal cord injury in a broader attempt to create a standard evaluation and treat-ment strategy for acute thoracolumbar spine and spinal cord injury in China.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the efficacy and safety of short-term and long-term use of antidepres-sants in the treatment of bipolar disorder.
DATA SOURCES:A literature search of randomized, double-blind, control ed trials published until December 2012 was performed using the PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Medline and Cochrane Central Register of Control ed Trials databases. The keywords“bipolar disorder, bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, bipolar mania, bipolar depression, cyclothymia, mixed mania and depression, rapid cycling and bipolar disorder”, AND “antidepressant agent, antidepressive agents second-generation, antidepressive agents tricyclic, monoamine oxidase inhibitor, noradrenaline uptake in-hibitor, serotonin uptake inhibitor, and tricyclic antidepressant agent” were used. The studies that were listed in the reference list of the published papers but were not retrieved in the above-mentioned databases were supplemented.
STUDY SELECTION: Studies selected were double-blind randomized control ed trials assessing the efficacy and safety of antidepressants in patients with bipolar disorder. Al participants were aged 18 years or older, and were diagnosed as having primary bipolar disorder. Antidepressants or antidepressants combined with mood stabilizers were used in experimental interventions. Placebos, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics and other antide pressants were used in the control interventions. Studies that were quasi-randomized studies, or used antidepressants in combination with antipsy-chotics in the experimental group were excluded. Al analyses were conducted using Review Man-ager 5.1 provided by the Cochrane Col aboration.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The primary outcome was the response and switching to mania. The secondary outcomes included remission, discontinuation rate, and suicidality.
RESULTS: Among 5 001 treatment studies published, 14 double-blind randomized control ed trials involving 1 244 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Eleven short-term studies and three maintenance studies were included. Studies suggested that pa-tients treated with antidepressants were not significantly more likely to achieve higher response and remission rates in the short-term or long-term treatment than patients treated with placebo and other medications. Antidepressants were not associated with an in-creased risk of discontinuation, relapse or suicidality. When one antidepressant was compared with another, no significant difference in efficacy and tolerability was found.
CONCLUSION:Existing evidence of efficacy does not support the short-term or long-term application of antidepressant therapy in patients with bipolar disorder, although the tolerability and safety of antidepressants have been general y acknowledged. There is a need for large-sample, double-blind, randomized control ed trials to elucidate the role of antidepressants in patients with different subcategories of bipolar disorder.

支气管肺发育不良的防治——证据及临床应用

The knowledge on the pathogenetic mechanisms of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) has increased considerably over recent years. However, the incidence of the disease has not substantially been changed by our therapeutic approaches. This review summarizes the existing evidence for a number of respiratory and medical strategies to prevent or ameliorate the disease and gives recommendations for clinical practice. Oxygen plays an important pathogenetic and therapeutic role for BPD. Targeting infants at lower oxygen saturation levels than traditionally used seems to confer major advantages. There is no sufficient evidence for a routine use of respiratory strategies like permissive hypercapnia or inhaled nitric oxide to prevent BPD. Diuretics can ameliorate lung function transiently. High intramuscular doses of vitamin A can reduce the risk of BPD. Early or prophylactic surfactant might also be advantageous. Postnatal corticosteroids are effective but,due to their severe side effects, should be restricted to the severest cases. Alpha1-proteinase inhibitor and superoxide dismutase have no proven benefits for BPD. The role of erythromycin has not been completely elucidated yet. Innovative strategies like Clara Cell 10kD protein still have to be assessed in future trials.

迎接信息时代的循证医学

Not long ago, my classmates and I finished the courses of evidence-based medicine (EBM) offered to seven-year-class medical students. After class, we had a hot discussion about EBM. We all agreed that the mode of EBM is the inevitable tendency of the development of medical sciences in the 21st century,and that the theory of EBM is an essential part of basic medical education for young clinicians.

努力工作,进一步推进循证医学的发展和应用(英文)

Since the term "evidence-based medicine (EBM)" was proposed and published firstly in JAMA by a Canadian scholar in 1992, a worldwide campaign of evidence-based practice has been undertaken which has benefited governments, doctors and the public. It has not only brought innovation to the global health industry, but been applied to many other related fields and industries. As a result, EBM was appraised by JAMA as one of the most powerful theories of the 20th century.

The concepts and progress of evidence-based dentistry were introduced in this critical review. An extensive PubMed search was conducted to provide sound evidences for some frequently encountered problems in prosthodontic daily practice. Conlusively, it is important for prosthodontists to keep current by looking for efficient ways of interpreting high quality evidences to clinical practice.