Diseconomies of Scale in Active Management: Robust Evidence

The active management of delirium: improving detection and treatment

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment ◽

10.1192/apt.bp.107.003723 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 292-301 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

David Meagher ◽

Maeve Leonard

Keyword(s):

Drug Treatment ◽

Early Identification ◽

Treatment Algorithm ◽

Careful Consideration ◽

Active Management ◽

Pharmacological Interventions ◽

Potential Value ◽

Drug Treatments ◽

Robust Evidence

The management of delirium requires careful consideration of the potential value both of pharmacological interventions and of a range of non-drug strategies. Although placebo-controlled studies of delirium treatment are lacking, less robust evidence can still inform practice. This review makes the case for more active management of delirium on the basis of recent studies of prevention, early identification and treatment both during an episode and managing the aftermath in survivors. A drug-treatment algorithm for delirium advising how drug treatments can be tailored to the specific needs of individual patients is described.

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Active management of the third stage of labor: Does the application mode of oxytocin influence the outcome?

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde ◽

10.1055/s-0036-1593226 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 76 (10) ◽

Author(s):

S Weidlinger ◽

E Von Perbandt ◽

T Fischer ◽

R Hornung

Keyword(s):

Active Management ◽

The Third ◽

Third Stage Of Labor ◽

Third Stage ◽

Application Mode

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A Subtle but Intractable Problem? Public Attitudes to Sectarianism in 2014

Scottish Affairs ◽

10.3366/scot.2015.0078 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 266-287 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Rachel Ormston ◽

John Curtice ◽

Stephen Hinchliffe ◽

Anna Marcinkiewicz

Keyword(s):

Public Opinion ◽

Public Attitudes ◽

Evidence Base ◽

Social Attitudes ◽

The Public ◽

Public Beliefs ◽

Intractable Problem ◽

Robust Evidence

Discussion of sectarianism often focuses on evidence purporting to show discriminatory behaviour directed at Catholics or Protestants in Scotland. But attitudes also matter – in sustaining (or preventing) such discriminatory behaviours, and in understanding the nature of the ‘problem of sectarianism’ from the perspective of the Scottish public. This paper uses data from the Scottish Social Attitudes survey 2014. The survey fills a gap in the evidence base by providing robust evidence on what the public actually thinks about sectarianism in modern Scotland. It assesses public beliefs about the extent and nature of sectarianism and its perceived causes. Tensions in public opinion and differences in the attitudes of different sections of Scottish society are explored.

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