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[The Hypertension Cochrane Review Group. Presentation and user's guide]
F Gueyffier1, J P Boissel, M Haugh
1Centre Cochrane Français, service de Pharmacologie Clinique, Lyon.
Archives Des Maladies Du Coeur Et Des Vaisseaux
|August 1, 1997
Summary
The Hypertension Cochrane Review Group (HTN CRG) conducts systematic reviews on therapeutic effectiveness. This international network ensures reliable, reproducible, and updated health information for better treatment strategies.
Area of Science:
- Evidence-based medicine
- Systematic reviews
- Health sciences
Context:
- Established in 1992, the Cochrane Collaboration is an international network.
- Focuses on systematic reviews of therapeutic effectiveness.
- Aims to avoid duplication, ensure reliability, and provide updated results.
Purpose:
- To systematically review available data on therapeutic effectiveness.
- To establish a reliable and reproducible synthesis of health information.
- To progressively cover all health domains through specialized review groups.
Summary:
- The Hypertension Cochrane Review Group (HTN CRG) was registered on May 15, 1996.
- It operates under the principles of the Cochrane Collaboration, focusing on hypertension.
- Information is disseminated via newsletters, the Cochrane Library (CD-ROM and internet), and collaborations.
Impact:
- Facilitates collaboration through performing reviews, protocol review, and hand-searching.
- The first protocol addresses antihypertensive treatment in the elderly.
- Contributes to a comprehensive collection of systematic reviews and protocols.