Anesthesia : Critical Appraisal
Critical Appraisal Resources
The following resources may assist you in critically appraising the quality of a research study or article.
General Information
BMJ's How to Read a Paper Series
Tools
Make sure you choose a tool appropriate for the type of study you are appraising
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine's Critical Appraisal Worksheets
Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) Checklists
JAMAevidence Critical Appraisal Worksheets
Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for Randomized Trials
STROBE (for observational studies)
LATITUDES Network (validity assessment tools for evidence synthesis)
Books on Critical Appraisal
- How to Read a Paper by Required reading in many medical and healthcare institutions, How to Read a Paper is a clear and wide-ranging introduction to evidence-based medicine and healthcare, helping readers to understand its central principles, critically evaluate published data, and implement the results in practical settings. Author Trisha Greenhalgh guides readers through each fundamental step of inquiry, from searching the literature to assessing methodological quality and appraising statistics. How to Read a Paper addresses the common criticisms of evidence-based healthcare, dispelling many of its myths and misconceptions, while providing a pragmatic framework for testing the validity of healthcare literature. Now in its sixth edition, this informative text includes new and expanded discussions of study bias, political interference in published reports, medical statistics, big data and more. Offers user-friendly guidance on evidence-based healthcare that is applicable to both experienced and novice readers Authored by an internationally recognised practitioner and researcher in evidence-based healthcare and primary care Includes updated references, additional figures, improved checklists and more How to Read a Paper is an ideal resource for healthcare students, practitioners and anyone seeking an accessible introduction to evidence-based healthcare.ISBN: 9781119484745Publication Date: 2019
- Critical Appraisal of Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials byCall Number: HSL Bookstacks: WA 950 E52C 2007ISBN: 9780198529552Publication Date: 2007
- Pocket Guide to Critical Appraisal by Everything you need to know to assess medical research is contained in this practical, accessible handbook. It provides a basic introduction to the principles and processes involved in critical appraisal, helping the researcher to make sense of the overwhelming mass of medical literature available.Call Number: HSL Bookstacks QV 39 C945P 1996ISBN: 9780727910998Publication Date: 1996