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JOURNAL CLUB
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
DR. VEENA MOHAN.
Presented for fulfilment
of
Monthly Journal club discussion,
of
Department of ENT ,
TD Govt Medical college Alappuzha.
Under the supervision of
Associate Professor, Dr. Sujatha
By
Dr. Veena Mohan
Junior resident.
Selected article for presentation
• Authors- Maarit Heikkinen, Pertti Aarnio, Jorma Hannukainen
• Topic- Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy or conventional surgical
tracheostomy.
• Journal name- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins,
Societ of Critical care medicine.
• Year- 2000, May
• Volume- 28
• Issue- 5
• Page- 1399-1402
• doi- 10.1097/00003246-200005000-00023
Journal information
• CCM is the leading journal in critical care and the official peer
reviewed scientific journal of the .
• Covers all aspect of acute emergency care , with acceptance rate
about 10-1 percent.
• With latest news on promising research, advanced in equipment and
technique.
• Provides free open access for selected journals and paid membership
for full articles.
• 12 issues of journals per year.
• Critical medicine ranking /3
• With impact factor-8.8 (year 2020)
Critical appraisal of journal
• Peer reviewed and open access.
• Paid journal
• Easily accessible once accepted.
• Good impact factor.
• Inclusion in major indexing such as pub med, google scholar.
• Accepted by ncbi.
• Article cited by 181.
Title of article
• Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy or conventional surgical
tracheostomy?
Critical appraisal of title
• The title indicates the topic and focus study.
• The title is meaningful but appears incomplete with a question .
• It also indicates the research questions.
• The title clearly reflects aims and objectives of the study.
• The title is neither long nor short and does not look catchy .
ABSTRACT
Critical appraisal of abstract
• The abstract of the article is structured.
• It is informative and meaningful.
• It is comprehensive in its content.
• It clearly gives gist of the whole study.
RAPID CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF A
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
• TITLE- PERCUTANEOUS DILATATIONAL TRACHEOSTOMY OR
CONVENTIONAL SURGICAL TRACHEOSTOMY?
• Level II- RCT
• P-POPULATION- specified
• I-INTERVENTION- specified
• C-COMPARISON-specified
• O-OUTCOME-specified
• T-TIME-specified
General description of study
• Purpose of study- to compare cost , complication and time consumption of
PDT with that of ST both when performed in ICU.
• Design method- prospective randomized trial
• Sample- 57 patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation.
• Setting- ICU of Satakunta central Hospital.
• Data collection-cost calculation table, reasons for tracheostomy table,
comparison table.
Quality of study
Validity
• Randomization- done
• Method of randomization-using a lot
• Demographic and clinical data –collected and compared
Age , gender, diagnosis, reason for tracheostomy, duration of
intubation before tracheostomy, intraprocedural complication, duration
of procedure, duration for preparation, consumption of sedative drugs,
cost of procedure.
• Aside from intervention ,were he group treated equally?- yes
• Were all patients who entered trial accounted for its conclusion?- yes
• Were patients analyzed in groups to which they were randomized?yes
• Well described and completed study?- yes
• Enough timeframe?- 23 months- tracheostomy decannulation could
not be studied.
• Instruments used were valid and reliable?- common surgeouns and
set up
• Freedom from conflict of interest?- nil
• Recent date of citations?- 2009
Reliability
• Sufficiently large sample size ?-57
• Main result?-PDT is significantly cost effective than ST
• Clinically significant? yes
• Potential confounders identified? Lack of experience of surgeons to
PDT, small stoma , tracheostomy tube of smaller size was ;ater
specially made.
• Adverse events identified?- yes
• Safety concerns described?-yes, under anesthesia cover
Applicability.
• Feasible result obtained?-yes
• Outcome generalizable?-yes
• Benefit worth the trial?-yes
• Level II study
• Medium quality
• Strength of study
Reliability
Structure
Mode of conduct
Organized presentation.
Data collection .
Data analysis.
• Weakness of study
Prior exposure to PDT for surgeons.
Mentioned Portex tracheostomy tube with manufacturer name.
11/57 were alive after 18 months.
Even though cost effective , surgical back up is a must in case of
complication for PDA.
• Recommendations?
Prior exposure to PDT for surgeons.
Overall significance of article
• Findings are believable as journal is reliable
• Article is easy to understand.
• Helps to chose percutaneous tracheostomy over surgical
ttracheostomy.
• Questions?
• Quarries?
• Suggestions?
• Feedback?
• Thank you

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JOURNAL CLUB-september.pptx

  • 1. JOURNAL CLUB MONTH OF SEPTEMBER DR. VEENA MOHAN.
  • 2. Presented for fulfilment of Monthly Journal club discussion, of Department of ENT , TD Govt Medical college Alappuzha. Under the supervision of Associate Professor, Dr. Sujatha By Dr. Veena Mohan Junior resident.
  • 3. Selected article for presentation • Authors- Maarit Heikkinen, Pertti Aarnio, Jorma Hannukainen • Topic- Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy or conventional surgical tracheostomy. • Journal name- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Societ of Critical care medicine. • Year- 2000, May • Volume- 28 • Issue- 5 • Page- 1399-1402 • doi- 10.1097/00003246-200005000-00023
  • 4. Journal information • CCM is the leading journal in critical care and the official peer reviewed scientific journal of the . • Covers all aspect of acute emergency care , with acceptance rate about 10-1 percent. • With latest news on promising research, advanced in equipment and technique. • Provides free open access for selected journals and paid membership for full articles.
  • 5. • 12 issues of journals per year. • Critical medicine ranking /3 • With impact factor-8.8 (year 2020)
  • 6. Critical appraisal of journal • Peer reviewed and open access. • Paid journal • Easily accessible once accepted. • Good impact factor. • Inclusion in major indexing such as pub med, google scholar. • Accepted by ncbi. • Article cited by 181.
  • 7. Title of article • Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy or conventional surgical tracheostomy?
  • 8. Critical appraisal of title • The title indicates the topic and focus study. • The title is meaningful but appears incomplete with a question . • It also indicates the research questions. • The title clearly reflects aims and objectives of the study. • The title is neither long nor short and does not look catchy .
  • 10. Critical appraisal of abstract • The abstract of the article is structured. • It is informative and meaningful. • It is comprehensive in its content. • It clearly gives gist of the whole study.
  • 11. RAPID CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL • TITLE- PERCUTANEOUS DILATATIONAL TRACHEOSTOMY OR CONVENTIONAL SURGICAL TRACHEOSTOMY? • Level II- RCT
  • 12. • P-POPULATION- specified • I-INTERVENTION- specified • C-COMPARISON-specified • O-OUTCOME-specified • T-TIME-specified
  • 13. General description of study • Purpose of study- to compare cost , complication and time consumption of PDT with that of ST both when performed in ICU. • Design method- prospective randomized trial • Sample- 57 patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. • Setting- ICU of Satakunta central Hospital. • Data collection-cost calculation table, reasons for tracheostomy table, comparison table.
  • 14. Quality of study Validity • Randomization- done • Method of randomization-using a lot • Demographic and clinical data –collected and compared Age , gender, diagnosis, reason for tracheostomy, duration of intubation before tracheostomy, intraprocedural complication, duration of procedure, duration for preparation, consumption of sedative drugs, cost of procedure.
  • 15. • Aside from intervention ,were he group treated equally?- yes • Were all patients who entered trial accounted for its conclusion?- yes • Were patients analyzed in groups to which they were randomized?yes • Well described and completed study?- yes
  • 16. • Enough timeframe?- 23 months- tracheostomy decannulation could not be studied. • Instruments used were valid and reliable?- common surgeouns and set up • Freedom from conflict of interest?- nil • Recent date of citations?- 2009
  • 17. Reliability • Sufficiently large sample size ?-57 • Main result?-PDT is significantly cost effective than ST • Clinically significant? yes • Potential confounders identified? Lack of experience of surgeons to PDT, small stoma , tracheostomy tube of smaller size was ;ater specially made. • Adverse events identified?- yes • Safety concerns described?-yes, under anesthesia cover
  • 18. Applicability. • Feasible result obtained?-yes • Outcome generalizable?-yes • Benefit worth the trial?-yes
  • 19. • Level II study • Medium quality
  • 20. • Strength of study Reliability Structure Mode of conduct Organized presentation. Data collection . Data analysis.
  • 21. • Weakness of study Prior exposure to PDT for surgeons. Mentioned Portex tracheostomy tube with manufacturer name. 11/57 were alive after 18 months. Even though cost effective , surgical back up is a must in case of complication for PDA.
  • 22. • Recommendations? Prior exposure to PDT for surgeons.
  • 23. Overall significance of article • Findings are believable as journal is reliable • Article is easy to understand. • Helps to chose percutaneous tracheostomy over surgical ttracheostomy.
  • 24. • Questions? • Quarries? • Suggestions? • Feedback?