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Carpenter CR, Lee S, Kennedy M, Arendts G, Schnitker L, Eagles D, Mooijaart S, Fowler S, Doering M, LaMantia MA, Han JH, Liu SW. Delirium detection in the emergency department: A diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis of history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and screening instruments. Acad Emerg Med 2024. [PMID: 38757369 DOI: 10.1111/acem.14935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Geriatric emergency department (ED) guidelines emphasize timely identification of delirium. This article updates previous diagnostic accuracy systematic reviews of history, physical examination, laboratory testing, and ED screening instruments for the diagnosis of delirium as well as test-treatment thresholds for ED delirium screening. METHODS We conducted a systematic review to quantify the diagnostic accuracy of approaches to identify delirium. Studies were included if they described adults aged 60 or older evaluated in the ED setting with an index test for delirium compared with an acceptable criterion standard for delirium. Data were extracted and studies were reviewed for risk of bias. When appropriate, we conducted a meta-analysis and estimated delirium screening thresholds. RESULTS Full-text review was performed on 55 studies and 27 were included in the current analysis. No studies were identified exploring the accuracy of findings on history or laboratory analysis. While two studies reported clinicians accurately rule in delirium, clinician gestalt is inadequate to rule out delirium. We report meta-analysis on three studies that quantified the accuracy of the 4 A's Test (4AT) to rule in (pooled positive likelihood ratio [LR+] 7.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.7-20.7) and rule out (pooled negative likelihood ratio [LR-] 0.18, 95% CI 0.09-0.34) delirium. We also conducted meta-analysis of two studies that quantified the accuracy of the Abbreviated Mental Test-4 (AMT-4) and found that the pooled LR+ (4.3, 95% CI 2.4-7.8) was lower than that observed for the 4AT, but the pooled LR- (0.22, 95% CI 0.05-1) was similar. Based on one study the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) is the superior instrument to rule in delirium. The calculated test threshold is 2% and the treatment threshold is 11%. CONCLUSIONS The quantitative accuracy of history and physical examination to identify ED delirium is virtually unexplored. The 4AT has the largest quantity of ED-based research. Other screening instruments may more accurately rule in or rule out delirium. If the goal is to rule in delirium then the CAM-ICU or brief CAM or modified CAM for the ED are superior instruments, although the accuracy of these screening tools are based on single-center studies. To rule out delirium, the Delirium Triage Screen is superior based on one single-center study.
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- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Bolton Clarke School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- LUMC Center for Medicine for Older People, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- University of Connecticut Health Sciences, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Tennessee Valley Healthcare Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Baasan O, Freihat O, Nagy DU, Lohner S. Change over Five Years in Important Measures of Methodological Quality and Reporting in Randomized Cardiovascular Clinical Trials. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2023; 11:2. [PMID: 38276655 PMCID: PMC10816801 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd11010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of our current study was to analyze whether the use of important measures of methodological quality and reporting of randomized clinical trials published in the field of cardiovascular disease research haschanged over time. A furtheraim was to investigate whether there was an improvement over time in the ability of these trials to provide a good estimate of the true intervention effect. METHODS We conducted two searches in the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTAL) database to identify randomized cardiovascular clinical trials published in either 2012 or 2017. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) trials in cardiovascular disease research with adult participants were eligible to be included. We randomly selected 250 RCTs for publication years 2012 and 2017. Trial characteristics, data on measures of methodological quality, and reporting were extracted and the risk of bias for each trial was assessed. RESULTS As compared to 2012, in 2017 there were significant improvements in the reporting of the presence of a data monitoring committee (42.0% in 2017 compared to 34.4% in 2012; p < 0.001), and a positive change in registering randomized cardiovascular disease research in clinical trial registries (78.4% in 2017 compared to 68.9% in 2012; p = 0.03). We also observed that significantly more RCTs reported sample size calculation (60.4% in 2017 compared to 49.6% in 2012; p < 0.01) in 2017 as compared to 2012. RCTs in 2017 were more likely to have a low overall risk of bias (RoB) than in 2012 (29.2% in 2017 compared to 21.2% in 2012; p < 0.01). However, fewer 2017 RCTs were rated low (50.8% compared to 65.6%; p < 0.001) risk for blinding of participants and personnel, for blinding of outcome assessors (82.4% compared to 90.8%; p < 0.001), and selective outcome reporting (62.8% compared to 80.0%; <0.001). CONCLUSIONS As compared to 2012, in 2017 there were significant improvements in some, but not all, the important measures of methodological quality. Although more trials in the field of cardiovascular disease research had a lower overall RoB in 2017, the improvement over time was not consistently perceived in all RoB domains.
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- Odgerel Baasan
- Doctoral School of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary
- Cochrane Hungary, Clinical Centre of the University of Pécs, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Doctoral School of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary
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- Cochrane Hungary, Clinical Centre of the University of Pécs, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
- Institute of Geobotany/Plant Ecology, Martin-Luther-University, 06108 Halle, Germany
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- Doctoral School of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary
- Cochrane Hungary, Clinical Centre of the University of Pécs, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
- Department of Public Health Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
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Rauh S, Johnson BS, Bowers A, Tritz D, Vassar BM. A review of reproducible and transparent research practices in urology publications from 2014 to2018. BMC Urol 2022; 22:102. [PMID: 35820886 PMCID: PMC9277815 DOI: 10.1186/s12894-022-01059-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Reproducibility is essential for the integrity of scientific research. Reproducibility is measured by the ability of different investigators to replicate the outcomes of an original publication using the same materials and procedures. Unfortunately, reproducibility is not currently a standard being met by most scientific research. Methods For this review, we sampled 300 publications in the field of urology to assess for 14 indicators of reproducibility including material availability, raw data availability, analysis script availability, pre-registration information, links to protocols, and if the publication was available free to the public. Publications were also assessed for statements about conflicts of interest and funding sources. Results Of the 300 sample publications, 171 contained empirical data available for analysis of reproducibility. Of the 171 articles with empirical data to analyze, 0.58% provided links to protocols, 4.09% provided access to raw data, 3.09% provided access to materials, and 4.68% were pre-registered. None of the studies provided analysis scripts. Our review is cross-sectional in nature, including only PubMed indexed journals-published in English-and within a finite time period. Thus, our results should be interpreted in light of these considerations. Conclusion Current urology research does not consistently provide the components needed to reproduce original studies. Collaborative efforts from investigators and journal editors are needed to improve research quality while minimizing waste and patient risk. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12894-022-01059-8.
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- Shelby Rauh
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 1111 W 17th St., Tulsa, OK, 74107, USA.
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 1111 W 17th St., Tulsa, OK, 74107, USA
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 1111 W 17th St., Tulsa, OK, 74107, USA
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 1111 W 17th St., Tulsa, OK, 74107, USA
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- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 1111 W 17th St., Tulsa, OK, 74107, USA
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Geriatric emergency medicine has emerged as a subspecialty of emergency medicine over the past 25 years. This emergence has seen the development of increases in training opportunities, care delivery strategies, collaborative best practice guidelines, and formal geriatric emergency department accreditation. This multidisciplinary field remains ripe for continued development in the coming decades as the aging US population parallels a call from patients, health care providers, and health systems to improve the delivery of high-value care. This article educates emergency medicine practitioners and highlights high-value care practice trends to inform and prioritize decision-making for this unique patient population.
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Carpenter CR, Hammouda N, Linton EA, Doering M, Ohuabunwa UK, Ko KJ, Hung WW, Shah MN, Lindquist LA, Biese K, Wei D, Hoy L, Nerbonne L, Hwang U, Dresden SM. Delirium Prevention, Detection, and Treatment in Emergency Medicine Settings: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network Scoping Review and Consensus Statement. Acad Emerg Med 2021; 28:19-35. [PMID: 33135274 DOI: 10.1111/acem.14166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Older adult delirium is often unrecognized in the emergency department (ED), yet the most compelling research questions to overcome knowledge-to-practice deficits remain undefined. The Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network was organized to identify and prioritize delirium clinical questions. METHODS GEAR identified and engaged 49 transdisciplinary stakeholders including emergency physicians, geriatricians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and patient advocates. Adhering to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews, clinical questions were derived, medical librarian electronic searches were conducted, and applicable research evidence was synthesized for ED delirium detection, prevention, and management. The scoping review served as the foundation for a consensus conference to identify the highest priority research foci. RESULTS In the scoping review, 27 delirium detection "instruments" were described in 48 ED studies and used variable criterion standards with the result of delirium prevalence ranging from 6% to 38%. Clinician gestalt was the most common "instrument" evaluated with sensitivity ranging from 0% to 81% and specificity from 65% to 100%. For delirium management, 15 relevant studies were identified, including one randomized controlled trial. Some intervention studies targeted clinicians via education and others used clinical pathways. Three medications were evaluated to reduce or prevent ED delirium. No intervention consistently prevented or treated delirium. After reviewing the scoping review results, the GEAR stakeholders identified ED delirium prevention interventions not reliant on additional nurse or physician effort as the highest priority research. CONCLUSIONS Transdisciplinary stakeholders prioritize ED delirium prevention studies that are not reliant on health care worker tasks instead of alternative research directions such as defining etiologic delirium phenotypes to target prevention or intervention strategies.
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- Christopher R. Carpenter
- From the Department of Emergency Medicine Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineEmergency Care Research Core St. Louis MIUSA
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- the Department of Emergency Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NYUSA
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- the Department of Emergency Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NYUSA
- the Department of Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore MDUSA
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- the Becker Medical Library Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine St. Louis MOUSA
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- the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta GAUSA
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- Clinical Research West Health Institute La Jolla CAUSA
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- James J. Peters VA Medical Center Bronx NYUSA
- and the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NYUSA
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- the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison WIUSA
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- the Department of Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago ILUSA
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- the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NCUSA
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- the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison WIUSA
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- the Department of Emergency Medicine Yale School of Medicine New Haven CTUSA
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- and the Department of Emergency Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago IL USA
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Cooper CM, Gray H, Barcenas L, Torgerson T, Checketts JX, Vassar M. An Evaluation of Reporting Guidelines and Clinical Trial Registry Requirements Among Addiction Medicine Journals. J Osteopath Med 2020; 120:823-830. [PMID: 33075122 DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2020.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Context Robust methodology and ethical reporting are paramount for quality scientific research, but recently, that quality in addiction research has been questioned. Avenues to improve such research quality include adherence to reporting guidelines and proper usage of clinical trial registries. Reporting guidelines and clinical trial registries have been shown to lead researchers to more ethical and transparent methodology. Objectives To investigate the reporting guideline and clinical trial registration policies of addiction research journals and identify areas of improvement. Methods We used Google Scholar Metrics' h-5 index to identify the top 20 addiction research journals. We then examined the instructions for authors from each journal to identify whether they required, recommended, or made no mention of trial registration and reporting guidelines, including the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT), Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE), Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses (QUOROM), Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD), Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE), Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments (ARRIVE), Case Reports (CARE), Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS), Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR), Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE), Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT), Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ), Transparent Reporting of a Multivariate Prediction Model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD), Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P), and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines. We performed the same analysis regarding requirements for clinical trial registration. Results Of the 20 journals included in this study, 10 journals (50%) did not require adherence to any reporting guidelines. Trial registration followed a similar trend; 15 journals (75%) did not mention any form of trial or systematic review registration, and ClinicalTrials.gov was only recommended by only 1 journal (5%). Conclusions Among top addiction medicine journals, required adherence to reporting guidelines and clinical trial registry policies remains substandard. A step toward fulfilling the National Institute on Drug Abuses' call for improvement in transparency and reproducibility within addiction research should include all journals adopting a strict reporting guideline and clinical trial registry adherence policy.
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Carpenter CR, Mudd PA, West CP, Wilber E, Wilber ST. Diagnosing COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review of Clinical Examinations, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Accuracy, and Biases. Acad Emerg Med 2020; 27:653-670. [PMID: 32542934 PMCID: PMC7323136 DOI: 10.1111/acem.14048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged as a global pandemic in early 2020 with rapidly evolving approaches to diagnosing the clinical illness called coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The primary objective of this scoping review is to synthesize current research of the diagnostic accuracy of history, physical examination, routine laboratory tests, real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR), immunology tests, and computed tomography (CT) for the emergency department (ED) diagnosis of COVID-19. Secondary objectives included a synopsis of diagnostic biases likely with current COVID-19 research as well as corresponding implications of false-negative and false-positive results for clinicians and investigators. METHODS A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses-Scoping Review (PRISMA-ScR)-adherent synthesis of COVID-19 diagnostic accuracy through May 5, 2020, was conducted. The search strategy was designed by a medical librarian and included studies indexed by PubMed and Embase since January 2020. RESULTS A total of 1,907 citations were screened for relevance. Patients without COVID-19 are rarely reported, so specificity and likelihood ratios were generally unavailable. Fever is the most common finding, while hyposmia and hypogeusia appear useful to rule in COVID-19. Cough is not consistently present. Lymphopenia is the mostly commonly reported laboratory abnormality and occurs in over 50% of COVID-19 patients. rRT-PCR is currently considered the COVID-19 criterion standard for most diagnostic studies, but a single test sensitivity ranges from 60% to 78%. Multiple reasons for false-negatives rRT-PCR exist, including sample site tested and disease stage during which sample was obtained. CT may increase COVID-19 sensitivity in conjunction with rRT-PCR, but guidelines for imaging patients most likely to benefit are emerging. IgM and IgG serology levels are undetectable in the first week of COVID-19, but sensitivity (range = 82% to 100%) and specificity (range = 87% to 100%) are promising. Whether detectable COVID-19 antibodies correspond to immunity remains unanswered. Current studies do not adhere to accepted diagnostic accuracy reporting standards and likely report significantly biased results if the same tests were to be applied to general ED populations with suspected COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS With the exception of fever and disorders of smell/taste, history and physical examination findings are unhelpful to distinguish COVID-19 from other infectious conditions that mimic SARS-CoV-2 like influenza. Routine laboratory tests are also nondiagnostic, although lymphopenia is a common finding and other abnormalities may predict severe disease. Although rRT-PCR is the current criterion standard, more inclusive consensus-based criteria will likely emerge because of the high false-negative rate of PCR tests. The role of serology and CT in ED assessments remains undefined.
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- Christopher R. Carpenter
- From theDepartment of Emergency MedicineWashington University in St. Louis School of MedicineEmergency Care Research CoreSt. LouisMOUSA
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- From theDepartment of Emergency MedicineWashington University in St. Louis School of MedicineEmergency Care Research CoreSt. LouisMOUSA
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- theDivision of General Internal MedicineDepartment of MedicineDivision of Biomedical Statistics and InformaticsMayo ClinicRochesterMNUSA
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Gottlieb M, Holladay D, Peksa GD. Point-of-Care Ocular Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Acad Emerg Med 2019; 26:931-939. [PMID: 30636351 DOI: 10.1111/acem.13682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ocular complaints are common presentations to the emergency department (ED). Among these, retinal detachment can cause significant vision loss if not rapidly diagnosed and referred for appropriate treatment. Point-of-care ultrasound has been suggested to identify the diagnosis rapidly when the ocular examination is limited or the ophthalmology service is not readily available. However, prior studies were limited by small sample sizes, resulting in wide ranges of potential accuracy. The primary outcome for this review was to determine the test characteristics of point-of-care ocular ultrasound for the diagnosis of retinal detachment. METHODS PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, LILACS, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and bibliographies of selected articles were assessed for all prospective and randomized controlled trials assessing the accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying retinal detachment. Data were dual extracted into a predefined worksheet and quality analysis was performed using the QUADAS-2 tool. Data were summarized and a meta-analysis was performed with planned subgroup analyses by location and provider specialty. This review was registered with PROSPERO CRD42018097288. There was no funding for this review. RESULTS Eleven studies (n = 844 patients) were identified. Overall, ultrasound was 94.2% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 78.4% to 98.6%) sensitive and 96.3% (95% CI = 89.2% to 98.8%) specific for the diagnosis of retinal detachment with a positive likelihood ratio of 25.2 (95% CI = 8.1 to 78.0) and a negative likelihood ratio of 0.06 (95% CI = 0.01 to 0.25). Subgroup analysis found that ultrasound was more accurate among ED patients, but was not significantly different when performed by ED or non-ED providers. CONCLUSIONS Point-of-care ocular ultrasound is sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of retinal detachment. Future studies should determine the ideal training protocol and the influence of color Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasound on diagnostic accuracy.
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- Michael Gottlieb
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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The diagnostic accuracy of a point-of-care ultrasound protocol for shock etiology: A systematic review and meta-analysis. CAN J EMERG MED 2019; 21:406-417. [PMID: 30696496 DOI: 10.1017/cem.2018.498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of a point-of-care ultrasound exam for undifferentiated shock in patients presenting to the emergency department. METHODS Ovid MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and research meeting abstracts were searched from 1966 to June 2018 for relevant studies. QUADAS-2 was used to assess study quality, and meta-analysis was conducted to pool performance data of individual categories of shock. RESULTS A total of 5,097 non-duplicated studies were identified, of which 58 underwent full-text review; 4 were included for analysis. Study quality by QUADAS-2 was considered overall a low risk of bias. Pooled positive likelihood ratio values ranged from 8.25 (95% CI 3.29 to 20.69) for hypovolemic shock to 40.54 (95% CI 12.06 to 136.28) for obstructive shock. Pooled negative likelihood ratio values ranged from 0.13 (95% CI 0.04 to 0.48) for obstructive shock to 0.32 (95% CI 0.16 to 0.62) for mixed-etiology shock. CONCLUSION The rapid ultrasound for shock and hypotension (RUSH) exam performs better when used to rule in causes of shock, rather than to definitively exclude specific etiologies. The negative likelihood ratios of the exam by subtype suggest that it most accurately rules out obstructive shock.
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Blunt Thoracolumbar-Spine Trauma Evaluation in the Emergency Department: A Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy for History, Physical Examination, and Imaging. J Emerg Med 2018; 56:153-165. [PMID: 30598296 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Delayed diagnoses of unstable thoracolumbar spine (TL-spine) fractures can result in neurologic deficits and avoidable pain, so it is important for clinicians to reach prompt diagnostic decisions. There are no validated decision aids for determining which trauma patients warrant TL-spine imaging. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to quantify the diagnostic accuracy of the injury mechanism, physical examination, associated injuries, clinical decision aids, and imaging for evaluating blunt TL-spine trauma patients. METHODS A search strategy for studies including adult blunt TL-spine trauma using PubMed, Embase, Scopus, CENTRAL, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and ClinicalTrials.gov was performed. Excluded studies lacked data to construct 2 × 2 tables, were duplicates, were not primary research, did not focus on blunt trauma, examined associated injuries without any utility in identifying TL-spine injuries, only studied cervical-spine fractures, were non-English, had a pediatric setting, or were cadaver/autopsy reports. Risk of bias was assessed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Diagnostic Accuracy Studies. Diagnostic predictors were analyzed with a meta-analysis of sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios. RESULTS In blunt trauma patients in the emergency department, the weighted pretest probability of a TL-spine fracture was 15%. The estimates for detection of TL-spine fractures with plain film were: positive likelihood ratio (+LR) = 25.0 (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.1-152.2; I2 = 94%; p < 0.001) and negative likelihood ratio (-LR) = 0.43 (95% CI 0.32-0.59; I2 = 84%; p < 0.001), and for computed tomography (CT) were: +LR = 81.1 (95% CI 14.1-467.9; I2 = 87%; p < 0.001) and -LR = 0.04 (95% CI 0.02-0.08; I2 = 23%; p = 0.26). CONCLUSIONS CT is more accurate than plain films for detecting TL-spine fractures. Injury mechanism, physical examination, and associated injuries alone are not accurate to rule-in or rule-out TL-spine fractures.
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Sims MT, Bowers AM, Fernan JM, Dormire KD, Herrington JM, Vassar M. Trial registration and adherence to reporting guidelines in cardiovascular journals. Heart 2017; 104:753-759. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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ObjectiveThis study investigated the policies of cardiac and cardiovascular system journals concerning clinical trial registration and guideline adoption to understand how frequently journals use these mechanisms to improve transparency, trial reporting and overall study quality.MethodsWe selected the top 20 (by impact factor) journals cited in the subcategory ‘Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems’ of the Expanded Science Citation Index of the 2014 Journal Citation Reports to extract journal policies concerning the 17 guidelines we identified. In addition, trial and systematic review registration adherence statements were extracted. 300 randomised controlled trials published in 2016 in the top 20 journals were searched for clinical trial registry numbers and CONSORT diagrams.ResultsOf the 19 cardiac and cardiovascular system journals included in our analysis, eight journals (42%) did not require or recommend trial or review registration. Seven (37%) did not recommend or require a single guideline within their instructions to authors. Consolidated Standards for Reporting Trials guidelines (10/19, 53%) were recommended or required most often. Of the trials surveyed, 122/285 (42.8%) published a CONSORT diagram in their manuscript, while 236/292 (80.8%) published a trial registry number.DiscussionCardiac and cardiovascular system journals infrequently require, recommend or enforce the use of reporting guidelines. Furthermore, too few require or enforce the use of clinical trial registration. Cardiology journal editors should consider guideline adoption due to their potential to limit bias and increase transparency.
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