SUMSearch 2

Searching for original research: examples

Submit answers to ARS

Pretest

Can you find five RCTs for TPO-agonists for ITP?

6S search strategy

Purpose: this strategy is not for point-of-care searching. However, this is essential when you need more expertise or for times when UpToDate and practice guidelines are not available for your topic. (PMIDs: 17641755,15109337)
Summary:
1. Find the most recent 1-2 systematic reviews (or practice guidelines based on systematic review) on your topic
2. Find original studies more recent than the search date of the reviews you found
Details (pdf)
Rationale, as noted above, Evidence-based textbooks and guidelines only cover about 70% of clinical questions.(PMIDs: 17641755,15109337)

Suggested search engines for the 6S

Constructing a clinical question

PICO - how to use

Scavenger hunts

Colchicine for pericarditis
This is the easiest of the three questions to search (why?)
- Concepts taught by this search
  - PICO for constructing a clinical question
  - Boolean logic
  - MeSH terms
    - How good are single terms?
      - Clinical trials retrieves 95% of trials
      - Physical examination retrieves 25% of studies on the physical examination
  - Filters (hedges) for MEDLINE
  - PubMed Clipboard
  - PMIDs and display settings
- PMID list for trials:
- PMID list for systematic review: 22442198
Stenting for renal artery stenosis to prevent cardiovascular complications
- Concepts taught by this search
  - MeSH browser
  - PICO - adding outcomes to search terms. What is the best third term
    and what proportion of trials does it retrieve?: complication*
- PMID list for trials:
- PMID list for systematic review: 22854636
- SUMSearch: Click here
TPO-agonists for ITP
- Concepts taught by this search
  - PubMed's Find Related Data (example) (about)
- PMID list for trials:
- PMID list for systematic review: NA
- SUMSearch: Click here

Questions: rbadgett@kumc.edu