<i>All that glisters…</i>How to assess the ‘value’ of a scientific paper

Pandit, J. J.; Yentis, Steve

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04151.x

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“…Although some trial data may exist in preliminary form (e.g. industry reports), it is important for substantive evidence to be presented in an organised manner by formal publication in the scientific literature so that there is assurance of peer review, appropriate ethical conduct and statistical analysis, with the opportunity for readers to add comment via correspondence pages [4]. The fact that no published trial is statutorily necessary before an airway management device can be marketed [5] means that, by definition, purchasing or using many devices currently lies outwith evidence-based practice.…”

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“…Third, currently the statutory level of evidence required before an airway device can be legitimately marketed is lower than Level 5 (i.e. no published report at all) [4]. Therefore, selecting Level 3b as a minimum represents a huge advance in the evidence required.…”

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“…[4]. Its Annex 10 dictates that suitable 'clinical investigations' should be undertaken, but the terminology is sufficiently vague as to leave open to different interpretations core issues such as the role of scientific peer review and open access to any clinical outcomes data [4]. Naturally, DAS would like to see both the wording of this Directive and its application to reflect more closely modern evidence-based practice, but DAS has very little direct influence, as the Directive's contents require extensive negotiations with all international stakeholders and agreement of all member states of the European Union, before any amendment can be made.…”

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The Difficult Airway Society ‘ADEPT’ Guidance on selecting airway devices: the basis of a strategy for equipment evaluation

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SummaryFaced with the concern that an increasing number of airway management devices were being introduced into clinical practice with little or no prior evidence of their clinical efficacy or safety, the Difficult Airway Society formed a working party (Airway Device Evaluation Project Team) to establish a process by which the airway management community within the profession could itself lead a process of formal device/equipment evaluation. Although there are several national and international regulations governing which products can come on to the market and be legitimately sold, there has hitherto been no formal professional guidance relating to how products should be selected (i.e. purchased). The Airway Device Evaluation Project Team’s first task was to formulate such advice, emphasising evidence‐based principles. Team discussions led to a definition of the minimum level of evidence needed to make a pragmatic decision about the purchase or selection of an airway device. The Team concluded that this definition should form the basis of a professional standard, guiding those with responsibility for selecting airway devices. We describe how widespread adoption of this professional standard can act as a driver to create an infrastructure in which the required evidence can be obtained. Essential elements are that: (i) the Difficult Airway Society facilitates a coherent national network of research‐active units; and (ii) individual anaesthetists in hospital trusts play a more active role in local purchasing decisions, applying the relevant evidence and communicating their purchasing decisions to the Difficult Airway Society.

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Section: Reconciling Adept Guidance With the Medical Devices Directivementioning

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“…Finally, we agree it is highly desirable that formulae should be rigorously 'proved' (or more correctly withstand attempts at disproof [10]) using pure mathematics, statistics, or experimental applications to large data sets. It can take centuries to 'prove' even some formulae that always seemed highly likely to be correct [11].…”

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quantified using data envelopment analysis [3]. The caseload of each specialty at each hospital is a valid [4] and useful [5] end-point to determine if more workload for each specialty can be achieved at each hospital based on hospital and census data [6]. Results comparing scores of hospitals can be summarised in tabular and graphical format for managers [6,7] and integrated into OR block time decisions [6,8].We challenge Pandit et al. to show corresponding validity [4,6] and usefulness [5,7,8] of their measure of technical efficiency, their assumption of including homogeneity among specialties. They should also document that inclusion of cancellation rate does not result in poor statistical properties [9] and low reliability due to different hospital's definitions of cancellation.

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Déclin des études randomisées et contrôlées des départements ďanesthésie canadiens?

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All that glisters…How to assess the ‘value’ of a scientific paper

Cited by 19 publications

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