Efficacy of regional anesthesia techniques for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing major oncologic breast surgeries: a systematic review and network meta …
Background The optimal regional technique to control pain after breast cancer surgery
remains unclear. We sought to synthesize available data from randomized controlled trials …
remains unclear. We sought to synthesize available data from randomized controlled trials …
An automated 13.5 hour system for scalable diagnosis and acute management guidance for genetic diseases
MJ Owen, S Lefebvre, C Hansen, CM Kunard… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
While many genetic diseases have effective treatments, they frequently progress rapidly to
severe morbidity or mortality if those treatments are not implemented immediately. Since …
severe morbidity or mortality if those treatments are not implemented immediately. Since …
Radical prostatectomy versus external beam radiotherapy with androgen deprivation therapy for high-risk prostate cancer: a systematic review
BL Heesterman, KKH Aben, IJ de Jong, FJ Pos… - BMC cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background To summarize recent evidence in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQoL),
functional and oncological outcomes following radical prostatectomy (RP) compared to …
functional and oncological outcomes following radical prostatectomy (RP) compared to …
What is quality in long covid care? Lessons from a national quality improvement collaborative and multi-site ethnography
T Greenhalgh, JL Darbyshire, C Lee, E Ladds… - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Long covid (post covid-19 condition) is a complex condition with diverse
manifestations, uncertain prognosis and wide variation in current approaches to …
manifestations, uncertain prognosis and wide variation in current approaches to …
[HTML][HTML] Center-level and region-level variations in liver transplantation practices following acuity circles policy change
AM Burton, DS Goldberg - American journal of transplantation, 2022 - Elsevier
Although early studies suggest the Acuity Circles (AC) allocation policy has increased
access to deceased donor liver transplants (DDLTs) for patients with the highest MELD …
access to deceased donor liver transplants (DDLTs) for patients with the highest MELD …
Patient-, clinician-, and institution-level variation in inotrope use for cardiac surgery: a multicenter observational analysis
Background Conflicting evidence exists regarding the risks and benefits of inotropic
therapies during cardiac surgery, and the extent of variation in clinical practice remains …
therapies during cardiac surgery, and the extent of variation in clinical practice remains …
[HTML][HTML] The environmental cost of unwarranted variation in the use of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans
L Furlan, P Di Francesco, E Tobaldini, M Solbiati… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Pollution is a major threat to global health, and there is growing interest on
strategies to reduce emissions caused by health care systems. Unwarranted clinical …
strategies to reduce emissions caused by health care systems. Unwarranted clinical …
[HTML][HTML] Measuring and improving evidence-based patient care using a web-based gamified approach in primary care (QualityIQ): randomized controlled trial
T Burgon, L Casebeer, H Aasen, C Valdenor… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background Unwarranted variability in clinical practice is a challenging problem in practice
today, leading to poor outcomes for patients and low-value care for providers, payers, and …
today, leading to poor outcomes for patients and low-value care for providers, payers, and …
Blood pressure response to commonly administered antihypertensives for severe inpatient hypertension
Background Blood pressure (BP) elevations are commonly treated in hospitalized patients;
however, treatment is not guideline directed. Our objective was to assess BP response to …
however, treatment is not guideline directed. Our objective was to assess BP response to …
Practice variation in opioid prescribing for non-cancer pain in Dutch primary care: A retrospective database study
GA Kalkman, C Kramers, RT van Dongen, HJ Schers… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Prescription opioid use has increased steadily in many Western countries over
the past two decades, most notably in the US, Canada, and most European countries …
the past two decades, most notably in the US, Canada, and most European countries …