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View article: Transforming the Medical School Admissions Process: Prioritizing Team-Based Skills and Patient-Centered Values
Transforming the Medical School Admissions Process: Prioritizing Team-Based Skills and Patient-Centered Values Open
This article examines the need for reform in medical school admissions to better align with the collaborative and patient-centered nature of contemporary healthcare. Traditional admissions processes prioritize academic excellence, often ne…
View article: CARACTERIZAÇÃO DOS PACIENTES NEONATAIS QUE RECEBERAM CONCENTRADO DE HEMÁCIAS EM UM HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE REFERÊNCIA NO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA
CARACTERIZAÇÃO DOS PACIENTES NEONATAIS QUE RECEBERAM CONCENTRADO DE HEMÁCIAS EM UM HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE REFERÊNCIA NO ESTADO DE SANTA CATARINA Open
Introdução/objetivo: A alteração hematológica mais comum no recém-nascido é aanemia. A transfusão de hemácias é uma intervenção comum em unidades de terapia intensiva neonatal, mas as consequências a longo prazo ainda são uma incerteza. Cr…
View article: Improving Adherence to Intraoperative Lung-Protective Ventilation Strategies Using Near Real-Time Feedback and Individualized Electronic Reporting
Improving Adherence to Intraoperative Lung-Protective Ventilation Strategies Using Near Real-Time Feedback and Individualized Electronic Reporting Open
BACKGROUND: Postoperative pulmonary complications can have a significant impact on the morbidity and mortality of patients undergoing major surgeries. Intraoperative lung protective strategies using low tidal volume (TV) ventilation and po…
View article: Segmented Regression in an Interrupted Time Series Study Design
Segmented Regression in an Interrupted Time Series Study Design Open
KEY POINT: Segmented regression can be used in an interrupted time series study design to analyze trends in an outcome of interest before and after implementing a well-defined intervention.In this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Drzymalsk…
View article: Logistic Regression in Medical Research
Logistic Regression in Medical Research Open
KEY POINT: Logistic regression is used to estimate the relationship between one or more independent variables and a binary (dichotomous) outcome variable.Related Article, see p 367 In this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Park et al1 repor…
View article: Linear Regression in Medical Research
Linear Regression in Medical Research Open
Related Article, see p 110KEY POINT: Linear regression is used to quantify the relationship between ≥1 independent (predictor) variables and a continuous dependent (outcome) variable.In this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Müller-Wirtz et…
View article: Nonparametric Statistical Methods in Medical Research
Nonparametric Statistical Methods in Medical Research Open
KEY POINT: Nonparametric statistical tests can be a useful alternative to parametric statistical tests when the test assumptions about the data distribution are not met.In this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Wang et al1 report results of…
View article: Missing Data and Imputation Methods
Missing Data and Imputation Methods Open
KEY POINT: Missing data reduce statistical power, may bias the analysis results, and thus should be appropriately described and addressed in any research report.Related Article, see p 1421 In this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Guglielmi…
View article: Meta-Analysis in Clinical Research
Meta-Analysis in Clinical Research Open
Related Article, see p 1092KEY POINT: A meta-analysis is used to combine quantitative data from different studies addressing the same or similar research question.In this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, White et al1 report the results of …
View article: Systematic Review in Clinical Research
Systematic Review in Clinical Research Open
KEY POINT: A systematic review summarizes the available evidence on a specific topic by applying a well-defined and rigorous methodology in a structured and reproducible manner.In this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, Park et al1 report th…
View article: The Response of the Anesthesia & Analgesia Community to COVID-19
The Response of the Anesthesia & Analgesia Community to COVID-19 Open
Long may they kiss each other, for this cure! O, never let their crimson liveries wear! And as they last, their verdure still endure, To drive infection from the dangerous year! That the star-gazers, having writ on death, May say, the plag…
View article: NURMUT—EVALUATION OF A MUSIC PLAYER AND A VITAL SENSOR FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
NURMUT—EVALUATION OF A MUSIC PLAYER AND A VITAL SENSOR FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA Open
Music therapy and music-based interventions could provide an alternative, non-pharmacological therapeutic method for people with dementia (PwD), enabling them to communicate with their environment, when their ability to express themselves …
View article: Psychometrics: Trust, but Verify
Psychometrics: Trust, but Verify Open
There is a continued mandate for practicing evidence-based medicine and the prerequisite rigorous analysis of the comparative effectiveness of alternative treatments. There is also an increasing emphasis on delivering value-based health ca…
View article: Diagnostic Testing and Decision-Making: Beauty Is Not Just in the Eye of the Beholder
Diagnostic Testing and Decision-Making: Beauty Is Not Just in the Eye of the Beholder Open
To use a diagnostic test effectively and consistently in their practice, clinicians need to know how well the test distinguishes between those patients who have the suspected acute or chronic disease and those patients who do not. Clinicia…
View article: Survival Analysis and Interpretation of Time-to-Event Data: The Tortoise and the Hare
Survival Analysis and Interpretation of Time-to-Event Data: The Tortoise and the Hare Open
Survival analysis, or more generally, time-to-event analysis, refers to a set of methods for analyzing the length of time until the occurrence of a well-defined end point of interest. A unique feature of survival data is that typically not…
View article: Repeated Measures Designs and Analysis of Longitudinal Data: If at First You Do Not Succeed—Try, Try Again
Repeated Measures Designs and Analysis of Longitudinal Data: If at First You Do Not Succeed—Try, Try Again Open
Anesthesia, critical care, perioperative, and pain research often involves study designs in which the same outcome variable is repeatedly measured or observed over time on the same patients. Such repeatedly measured data are referred to as…
View article: Value-based Healthcare: Preoperative Assessment and Global Optimization (PASS-GO): Improving Value in Total Joint Replacement Care
Value-based Healthcare: Preoperative Assessment and Global Optimization (PASS-GO): Improving Value in Total Joint Replacement Care Open
In 2012, the Institute of Medicine convened a panel of chief executive officers from US healthcare organizations to discuss healthcare delivery transformation initiatives with the stated goal of providing better outcomes at lower costs [2]…
View article: An electronic surgical order, undertaking patient education, and obtaining informed consent for regional analgesia before the day of surgery reduce block-related delays
An electronic surgical order, undertaking patient education, and obtaining informed consent for regional analgesia before the day of surgery reduce block-related delays Open
When performed before the day of surgery, a surgeon's electronic order, patient education, and informed consent for regional postoperative analgesia can improve patient throughput, thereby reducing block-related operating room delays. The …
View article: Perceptions about the relative importance of patient care-related topics: a single institutional survey of its anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, and surgeons
Perceptions about the relative importance of patient care-related topics: a single institutional survey of its anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, and surgeons Open
Our qualitative clinician stakeholder survey generated a comprehensive roster of clinical issues and patient medical conditions. Our subsequent quantitative clinician stakeholder survey indicated that there is generally strong agreement am…
View article: Residency Board Certification Requirements and Preoperative Surgical Home Activities in the United States: Comparing Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Surgery
Residency Board Certification Requirements and Preoperative Surgical Home Activities in the United States: Comparing Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Surgery Open
Better management of the perioperative process has come unto the spotlight in recent years as a way to possibly reduce costs while improving the quality of care. However, perioperative care is not a subject traditionally comprehensivelycov…
View article: Ethical Tenets of Perioperative Care: “Finding My Surgical Way Home”
Ethical Tenets of Perioperative Care: “Finding My Surgical Way Home” Open
In the course of their daily practice, anesthesiologists are confronted with a number of conventional ethical issues connected to situations ranging from informed consent to endof-life decision making [1].The specialty of anesthesiology ha…