Conclusion The existing evidence regarding the accuracy of OSA questionnaires is
associated with promising but inconsistent results. This inconsistency could be due to …

Background: The Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) is widely used to predict perioperative
cardiac complications. Purpose: To evaluate the ability of the RCRI to predict cardiac …

Background: The preoperative diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection in patients with a total
hip or knee arthroplasty may rely in part on the use of systemic inflammation markers. These …

Background Low‐back pain with leg pain (sciatica) may be caused by a herniated
intervertebral disc exerting pressure on the nerve root. Most patients will respond to …

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the accuracy of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
as a case-finding instrument for anxiety and depressive disorders. METHOD: MEDLINE …

OBJECTIVE: Accurate prediction of neurodevelopmental outcome in neonatal
encephalopathy (NE) is important for clinical management and to evaluate neuroprotective …

Purpose To systematically review the published evidence on the ability of passive leg
raising-induced changes in cardiac output (PLR-cCO) and in arterial pulse pressure (PLR …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In systematic reviews of the reliability of diagnostic tests,
no quality assessment tool has been used consistently. The aim of this study was to develop …

WHO has previously recommended sputum-smear examination at the end of the second
month of treatment in patients with recently diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis, and, if …

Purpose To determine the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance
cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) for detection of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) in …