COMMENT|ONLINE FIRST The efficiency of computerised clinical decision support systems Andre Carlos Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral, Brian H Cuthbertson Lancet Published: January 20, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02839-8 The rapid increase in the uptake of electronic medical records over the past decade is leading to an increased deployment of computerised clinical decision support systems (CDSSs). These range from simple pop-up a...

Guide to Statistics and Methods  Surgical Education Research January 3, 2024 Practical Guide to Curricular Development Research Kevin Y. Pei, Todd A. Schwartz, Marja A. Boermeester JAMA Surg. Published online January 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6699 Introduction There has been a significant uptick of interest in curricular development, with more than 2500 publications in the last decade devoted to this area of health care educati...

Critical Care Staffing in Pandemics The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on healthcare, with millions of cases and deaths reported globally. Healthcare workers have been particularly affected, experiencing increased mental health issues, burnout, and moral distress. The pandemic has led to higher levels of anxiety, depression, stress reactions, sleep disturbances, and posttraumatic stress disorder among healthcare staff. Prolonged exposure to high-inten...

ARTICLES|ONLINE FIRST The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines to prevent long COVID symptoms: staggered cohort study of data from the UK, Spain, and Estonia Martí Català, Núria Mercadé-Besora, Raivo Kolde, et al Lancet Published: January 11, 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(23)00414-9 Summary Background Although vaccines have proved effective to prevent severe COVID-19, their effect on preventing long-term symptoms is not yet fully understoo...

COMMENT|ONLINE FIRST The efficiency of computerised clinical decision support systems Andre Carlos Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral, Brian H Cuthbertson Lancet Published: January 20, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02839-8 The rapid increase in the uptake of electronic medical records over the past decade is leading to an increased deployment of computerised clinical decision support systems (CDSSs). These range from simple pop-up alerts about serious ...

Guide to Statistics and Methods  Surgical Education Research January 3, 2024 Practical Guide to Assessment Tool Development for Surgical Education Research Mohsen M. Shabahang, Todd A. Schwartz, Liane S. Feldman JAMA Surg. Published online January 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6696 Introduction Rigorous assessment tools are a crucial part of the learning process.1,2 Assessment is the process of collecting evidence to evaluate ...

ARTICLES|ONLINE FIRST Ceftriaxone to prevent early ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with acute brain injury: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, assessor-masked superiority trial Claire Dahyot-Fizelier, Sigismond Lasocki, Thomas Kerforne, et al Lancet Respir Med Published: January 20, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(23)00471-X Summary Background Patients with acute brain injury are at high risk of venti...

ICU Management & Practice, Volume 23 - Issue 5, 2023 Acute Subarachnoid Haemorrhage - An Epidemiological Perspective Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) carries a high disease-specific burden. Epide­miological studies have observed a reduction in the incidence of SAH from 1990 to 2019. However, the same trend was not observed for intrahospital mortality. Several studies focusing on the evaluation of SAH management across the world have shown a high heterogeneity...

Guide to Statistics and Methods  Surgical Education Research January 3, 2024 Practical Guide to Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research in Surgical Education Roy Phitayakorn, Todd A. Schwartz, Gerard M. Doherty JAMA Surg. Published online January 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6693 Introduction Experimental and quasi-experimental study designs primarily stem from the positivism research paradigms, which argue that there is an o...

ARTICLES|ONLINE FIRST The effect of computerised decision support alerts tailored to intensive care on the administration of high-risk drug combinations, and their monitoring: a cluster randomised stepped-wedge trial Tinka Bakker, Joanna E Klopotowska, Dave A Dongelmans, et al Lancet Published:January 20, 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02465-0 Summary Background Drug–drug interactions (DDIs) can harm patients admitted to the intensive ...