SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTER

Adults and older adults receiving reablement.

1) Patients with wounds (in hospital or community); 2) The studies reporting the effects of silver versus iodine dressings on wound care outcomes; 3). Studies separated participants into at least one group receiving silver dressings treatment and one group receiving iodine dressings. 4). Studies that explored at least one of the following outcomes: wound healing (healing time) or wound improvement (wound area, healing rate, wound bed appearance & exudate management) or pain level or anti-infective efficacy (no growth in pus culture with a shorter time).

Healthcare professionals involved in the forensic radiography, radiologists; diagnostic forensic radiographers, consultants, pathologists, coroners. No exclusion based on age and gender, only that they are involved in the management, delivery and facilitation of forensic radiographic practice. In additition those involved in the delivery of forensic radiography education, university lecturers, clinical facilitators, CPD forensic trainers. 

This review will consider studies that include registered nurses (RN) who provide direct care to patients in any clinical setting. Only studies that include RNs, that is, nurses who hold an RN designation as a result of successful completion of a diploma or university nursing program, will be considered. Studies that examine only nurses in formal leadership or advanced practice roles such as managers, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists will be excluded. If studies include mixed samples, they will only be considered if the results are explicit for RNs providing direct care.

The review will consider qualitative studies that include the experiences of those aged >65 years who have been diagnosed with ESRD and need dialysis. Studies including the experiences of their family caregivers in managing ESRD in older patients, as well as their interpretation of the older patient’s experiences, will be considered. Papers included in this review will include participates of the study that are i) ESRD patients over 65 years, ⅱ) their family caregivers and ⅲ) both the patients and their family caregivers. The search period will be not specified.

Front-line health care workers fighting in the COVID-19 pandemic. Physicians, nurses, technicians and allied health staff were all included in this review, as long as they were directly involved in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.

Adult transgender women in transition (male to female).

Adult (>18 y.o) patient with abdominopelvic CT exam.  There’s no restriction on patient morphology (height and weight). We include both sexes. General indication for CT imaging can include for example oncologic cases, diverticulitis, abdominal pain etc. However, the following indications are not included: vascular cases and indication requiring more than one injection. 

Females with OC and related OC cell lines.

This review will consider studies that include patients of any age, sex and race who received reduced blood transfusion.