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Betteridge’s Law: Reading The Literature

I’ve always had a diverse set of interests spanning many, many disciplines beyond medicine and trauma care. But I’m always thinking about how I can apply concepts and facts learned in those other topic areas to my main area of interest.

I recently came across an interesting concept while browsing articles in the mainstream media. Ever notice how often you see medically...

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Practice Guidelines: The Holdouts

I’ve spent several posts discussing the whys and hows of developing clinical practice guidelines. But no matter how well you craft them and how much buy-in you get from potential users, there will always be a few holdouts.

In my experience, these recalcitrants fall into two general groups: the “I can do it better” group and the “I don’t like cookbooks” group. Let’s exa...

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Guidelines vs Protocols / Evidence-Based vs Evidence Informed

In my last two posts, I reviewed the importance of having practice guidelines at your trauma center and gave some pointers on how to develop them. Today I’ll give you my take on the nomenclature and the evidence they are based on.

There are lots of names given to what we have come to know as clinical practice guidelines. You’ve heard many of them. Guid...

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How To Craft A Clinical Practice Guideline

All US trauma centers verified by the American College of Surgeons are required to have clinical practice guidelines (CPG). Trauma centers around the world generally have them, but may not be required to by their designating authority. But don’t confuse a policy about clinical management, say for head injury, with a real CPG. Policies are generally broad statements abo...

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Why Create Practice Guidelines?

Practice guidelines are everywhere. More and more organizations have developed processes to create high quality ones. But why should we care? Do they improve what we already do?

Here are my reasons for using practice guidelines:

  • They provide a consistent way of approaching a clinical issue. Everybody working with the patient knows how things w...

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