Background Randomised trials have reported higher stroke/death rates after carotid artery
stenting (CAS) versus carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Despite this, the 2011 American Heart …

Rationale: Delirium is often unrecognized in ICU patients and associated with poor outcome.
Screening for ICU delirium is recommended by several medical organizations to improve …

Batterer programs are at a critical juncture, with a handful of experimental program
evaluations showing little or no effect from the prevailing program approach. This finding has …

Purpose Defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses were reported to
slow myopia progression significantly in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). The study …

Controversy exists regarding the best choice of anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy. We
aimed to evaluate the peri‐operative outcomes of local vs. general anaesthesia for carotid …

In an era characterized by an emphasis on evidence-informed practice, research plays a
central role in helping us understand human conditions, behaviors, and emerging problems; …

解释性随机对照试验(explanatoryrandomized controlledtrial, ERCT) 得出的结论往往在真实
临床环境下缺乏实际应用价值, 而实用性随机对照试验(pragmaticrandomizedcontroledtrial …

Introduction Isoniazid preventative therapy (IPT) is a widely used intervention for treatment of
latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), particularly in patients at high risk for reactivation. While …

Background: Randomised studies suggest regional anaesthesia to have the highest
morbidity and local infiltration anaesthesia to have the lowest morbidity after groin hernia …

The current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) heart valve guidance document uses an
objective performance criteria (OPC) methodology to evaluate the clinical performance of …