Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Achuta Kadambi
Summary: Studying computer science can help ensure that medical devices are fair for all races and sexes.
Article
Emergency Medicine
Juergen Grafeneder, Andjela Baewert, Henri Katz, Anita Holzinger, Jan Niederdoeckl, Dominik Roth
Summary: There is a gender difference in pain management among medical students, and there is also bias in the medication treatment of immigrants.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Aaron E. Lottes, Kenneth J. Cavanaugh, Yvonne Yu-Feng Chan, Vincent J. Devlin, Craig J. Goergen, Ronald Jean, Jacqueline C. Linnes, Misti Malone, Raquel Peat, David G. Reuter, Kay Taylor, George R. Wodicka
Summary: The successful translation of new medical products from concept to clinical use requires collaboration and communication between stakeholders. This review explores current regulatory programs and processes, emphasizing the importance of flexibility and communication. Strategies and best practices to enhance regulatory knowledge are provided.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Jasper M. Kampman, Nicolaas Sperna H. Weiland, Jeroen Hermanides, Markus W. Hollmann, Sjoerd Repping, Janneke Horn
Summary: This study compared ICU trials published in high-impact general medicine journals with non-ICU trials and found that the number of ICU trials has been increasing over the years. However, the statistical significance of the results was often low and relied on a small number of patients. Realistic expectations of treatment effects should be considered when designing ICU trials to detect reliable and clinically relevant differences.
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jake M. McDonnell, David M. Dalton, Daniel P. Ahern, Adanna Welch-Phillips, Joseph S. Butler
Summary: Research in the medical and surgical field often receives funding from industry sources, leading to concerns about bias and transparency. Positive results in industry-sponsored studies have higher chances of publication, prompting discussions on reducing biases and improving research integrity. Physicians involved in industry-sponsored research need protection from perverse incentives, and a collaborative effort from medical professionals, institutions, journals, and industry is essential to ensure that the main beneficiaries of research are the patients.
CLINICAL SPINE SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Kaitlyn Chou, Aaron Gazendam, Jaydev Vemulakonda, Mohit Bhandari
Summary: The study found that industry funding did not affect the reporting of positive results for PRP research in musculoskeletal disorders. However, studies that did not disclose funding sources were more likely to report positive results. The results of trials that fail to disclose funding sources should be interpreted with caution in the PRP literature.
KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Donald A. Redelmeier, Umberin Najeeb, Edward E. Etchells
Summary: Personality is the description of an individual's tendencies when acting or reacting to others. Clinicians should avoid making snap judgments based on unstructured impressions, and instead understand the evidence-based five-factor model from psychology science to better understand personalities.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Economics
Xiaoqian Fan, Qian Cao, Lin Yang
Summary: Doctors exhibit more outcome bias when their professional identity is made more salient, indicating that professional norms in the medical industry favor this bias.
MANAGERIAL AND DECISION ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Acoustics
Roman Hari, Kaspar Kalin, Tanja Birrenbach, Kali Tal, Marie Roumet, Andreas Limacher, Soren Huwendiek, Andreas Serra, Robin Walter
Summary: In ultrasound teaching, the near-peer course that combined blended learning and spaced repetition outperformed traditional faculty teaching in basic education.
ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Evan M. Y. Y. Polce, Kyle N. Kunze, Daniel Farivar, Michael C. Fu, Benedict U. Nwachukwu, Shane J. Nho, Jorge Chahla
Summary: This study compares the Altmetric Attention Score and citation rates of orthopaedic and nonorthopaedic randomized controlled trials from 5 high-impact medical journals. The results show that orthopaedic RCTs had significantly higher social media attention, but similar citation rates compared to nonorthopaedic RCTs. Additionally, there was a strong association between the AAS and citation rate of orthopaedic RCTs.
ARTHROSCOPY-THE JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tobias Kube, Verena E. Hofmann, Julia A. Glombiewski, Irving Kirsch
Summary: The study investigated the effects of open-label placebos (OLPs) provided remotely via postal service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that OLP had no incremental effect over treatment as usual (TAU), and the effectiveness of OLP and enhanced virtual clinical encounters may be lower compared to physical patient-provider interactions. This study raises questions for future research on remote placebo studies and virtual clinical encounters.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Wenhua He, Peng Chen, Yupeng Lei, Liang Xia, Pi Liu, Yong Zhu, Hao Zeng, Yao Wu, Huajing Ke, Xin Huang, Wenhao Cai, Xin Sun, Wei Huang, Robert Sutton, Yin Zhu, Nonghua Lu
Summary: Neostigmine is effective in reducing intra-abdominal pressure and promoting defecation in patients with acute pancreatitis and intra-abdominal hypertension. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Article
Andrology
Adam Corcoran, Cody Hillman, Tanner Cole, Michael Anderson, Michael Weaver, Bradley S. Johnson, Micah Hartwell, Matt Vassar
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the influence of author conflicts of interest and industry sponsorship on systematic reviews of treatment interventions for erectile dysfunction. Results showed that while nearly 14% of authors had conflicts of interest, these did not appear to affect the outcomes or conclusions of the systematic reviews.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jason Pitt, Bethany Huebner
Summary: This study compared the effects of class structure (lecture vs. flipped) and repeated review on exam scores and student perceptions of learning. The results showed that providing review questions and quizzes in both lecture and flipped classrooms significantly improved exam scores. Flipped classrooms also had higher levels of student satisfaction and perceived learning.
Article
Anesthesiology
Stefani M. Schwartz, Awinita Barpujari, Nanna Brix Finnerup, Srinivasa N. Raja
Summary: This study examined reporting biases in clinical trials for neuropathic pain treatment. The findings revealed that positive studies were cited nearly twice as often as negative studies, which could potentially affect the validity of conclusions and influence clinical practice.