Although various drains have long been used in total joint replacement, evidence suggests inconsistent practice exists in the use of drainage systems including intermittently applying suction or free of drainage suction, and variations in the optimal timing for wound drain removal.
These findings suggest inconsistent prescribing patterns that are not being guided by evidence based practice guidelines.
Clinical studies on the effectiveness of condoms against most STIs suggest inconsistent levels of protection.
Further, existing trials appear to suggest inconsistent findings and do not adequately allow estimates of effect in either direction.
The lack of both follow-up after health assessments 22 and continued cycles of care through the PIP-IHI suggests inconsistent levels of care after initial contact with the health service.
Several studies suggest that health behaviors such as physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption are determinants of AD development [ 33]; in the case of smoking, the epidemiological studies suggest inconsistent results, suggesting either detrimental or even beneficial effects in AD [ 34].
Neville, Coffey, Holcomb and Tallal (1993) suggested that inconsistent findings might reflect heterogeneity in the SLI population, with only a subset of children having auditory processing problems.
Third, others have suggested that inconsistent results on the benefit of preventive interventions may be explained in part by a large variability in adherence to the intervention or the competence profiles of the nurses taking part in the study [ 48, 49].
Earlier this year, the chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, having exhorted the nation to copy her in drinking tea, not wine, was pilloried after photographs emerged suggesting only inconsistent domestic enforcement of her rule.
