An evidence-based process for evaluating infection control policies.

The purpose of this study was to identify and describe evidence-based criteria for evaluating the appropriateness of policies for decontamination of noncritical equipment. An integrated literature review, guided by the Stetler Research Utilization Model and Bibb-Wanzer Identifying, Organizing, and Synthesizing strategy, provided the framework. A confirmatory search and document review process guided identification of documents and data extraction.

The significance of new densities and microcalcification in the second round of breast screening.

Aim: To assess the nature of new densities and microcalcifications in the second round of breast screening.

Materials And Methods: A total of 34 634 women were screened at our unit in the second round of the United Kingdom National Health Service Breast Screening Programme. Of those attending for the second time, 302 were recalled for further work-up of 311 new lesions.