Commentary on: Callen JL, Westbrook JI, Georgiou A, et al. Failure to follow-up test results for ambulatory patients: a systematic review. J Gen Intern Med 2012; 27: 1334– 48.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2] ...

A recent UK trial addressed whether routine use of fluoxetine in patients who had a stroke improved motor recovery at 6 months. ### EBM Verdict EBM Verdict on: Effects of fluoxetine on functional ...

Journal clubs, typically involving a group of health professionals or trainees who discuss recent study findings, have long ...

A new, prescriptive model for evidence-based clinical decisions. Figure 2 depicts a more advanced model for evidence-based decisions, which have more recently been defined as “the integration of best ...

Evaluating methodological quality. Pierson7 provided an approach to evaluate the validity of a case report based on five components: documentation, uniqueness, objectivity, interpretation and ...

Computational methods can contribute to evidence management with automation of literature searching, critical appraisal and guidelines.4 5 Similarly, big data already contribute to aetiological, ...

Context. The Apgar score was originally intended to assess the condition of the newborn 1 min after birth, predict survival and to compare methods of resuscitation, various obstetric and anaesthetic ...

Objectives To describe the proportion of transvaginal ultrasounds performed in a University Hospital of Buenos Aires (Argentina), requested upon a health check. Method Cross-sectional study of a ...

MetaImpact. To design a new trial based on the prospective updated meta-analysis, Sutton et al5 propose a hybrid frequentist–Bayesian approach using simulations. New studies of a user-defined size are ...

Objectives Failure to recognise and respond to patient deterioration in an appropriate and timely manner has been highlighted as a global patient safety concern. Early Warning Scores (EWSs) using ...

Conclusions Increased end-user participation in peer review appears to be associated with strong research accessibility, replicability, and relevance, as measured by research impact, readership, ...

Alcohol-based hand sanitisers, if ingested, can have toxic effects and may even be lethal. Preventable deaths from ingesting hand sanitisers have been identified. This article describes two Prevent ...