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View article: Health Economic Evaluation of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Procalcitonin Testing, and Rapid Blood Culture Identification in Sepsis Care: A 90-Day Model-Based, Cost-Utility Analysis
Health Economic Evaluation of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Procalcitonin Testing, and Rapid Blood Culture Identification in Sepsis Care: A 90-Day Model-Based, Cost-Utility Analysis Open
Our bundled intervention of ASP, PCT, and BCID among adult critically ill patients with sepsis was potentially cost-effective, but with substantial decision uncertainty.
View article: Gastroscopy for dyspeptic symptoms in patients <65 years has a low yield of clinically important findings: a retrospective study
Gastroscopy for dyspeptic symptoms in patients <65 years has a low yield of clinically important findings: a retrospective study Open
Background Dyspepsia is a common, generally low-risk gastrointestinal condition. The American College of Gastroenterology and Canadian Association of Gastroenterology recommend avoiding gastroscopy in healthy patients <60 years old. Man…
View article: Gastroscopy for dyspepsia: Understanding primary care and gastroenterologist mental models of practice: A cognitive task analysis approach
Gastroscopy for dyspepsia: Understanding primary care and gastroenterologist mental models of practice: A cognitive task analysis approach Open
Background Gastroscopy to investigate dyspepsia without alarm symptoms rarely results in clinically actionable findings or sustained health-related quality-of-life improvements among patients aged 18–60 years and is, therefore, not recomme…
View article: Antimicrobial stewardship, procalcitonin testing, and rapid blood-culture identification to optimize sepsis care in critically ill adult patients: A quality improvement initiative
Antimicrobial stewardship, procalcitonin testing, and rapid blood-culture identification to optimize sepsis care in critically ill adult patients: A quality improvement initiative Open
We examined the effect of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP), procalcitonin testing and rapid blood-culture identification on hospital mortality in a prospective quality improvement project in critically ill septic adults. Secondar…
View article: Understanding challenges of using routinely collected health data to address clinical care gaps: a case study in Alberta, Canada
Understanding challenges of using routinely collected health data to address clinical care gaps: a case study in Alberta, Canada Open
High-quality data are fundamental to healthcare research, future applications of artificial intelligence and advancing healthcare delivery and outcomes through a learning health system. Although routinely collected administrative health an…
View article: Adrenal Insufficiency: Investigating Prevalence and Healthcare Utilization Using Administrative Data
Adrenal Insufficiency: Investigating Prevalence and Healthcare Utilization Using Administrative Data Open
Context Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is an uncommon, life-threatening disorder requiring lifelong treatment with steroid therapy and special attention to prevent adrenal crisis. Little is known about the prevalence of AI in Canada or healthc…
View article: Descriptive analysis of cochrane child-relevant systematic reviews: an update and comparison between 2009 and 2013
Descriptive analysis of cochrane child-relevant systematic reviews: an update and comparison between 2009 and 2013 Open
The content and methodological characteristics of child-relevant systematic reviews in the Cochrane CHFRR have been described in detail. There were modest advances in methods between 2009 and 2013. Systematic reviews contained in the CDSR …
View article: Check the score: Field validation of Street Smart Walk Score in Alberta, Canada
Check the score: Field validation of Street Smart Walk Score in Alberta, Canada Open
View article: LO091: Non-urgent presentations to the emergency department: patients’ reasons for presentation
LO091: Non-urgent presentations to the emergency department: patients’ reasons for presentation Open
View article: LO087: Emergency department patients’ connection to primary care providers: reasons for lack of connection
LO087: Emergency department patients’ connection to primary care providers: reasons for lack of connection Open
View article: An evaluation of harvest plots to display results of meta-analyses in overviews of reviews: a cross-sectional study
An evaluation of harvest plots to display results of meta-analyses in overviews of reviews: a cross-sectional study Open
Neither harvest plots nor standard summary tables were ranked highly in terms of being easy to understand or intuitive, reflecting that neither format is ideal to summarize the results of meta-analyses in overviews of reviews. Responses to…
View article: Preferences of Knowledge Users for Two Formats of Summarizing Results from Systematic Reviews: Infographics and Critical Appraisals
Preferences of Knowledge Users for Two Formats of Summarizing Results from Systematic Reviews: Infographics and Critical Appraisals Open
Infographics are considered more aesthetically appealing for summarizing evidence; however, critical appraisal formats are considered clearer and more comprehensible. Our findings show differences in terms of audience-specific preferences …