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Almost All Articles On Cancer Prognostic Markers Report Statistically Significant Results PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Willi Sauerbrei   
Thursday, 07 August 2008

Almost All Articles On Cancer Prognostic Markers Report Statistically Significant Results: Commentary from F1000

Kyzas PA, Denaxa-Kyza D, Ioannidis JP

Eur J Cancer 2007 Nov 43(17):2559-79

Commentary from Faculty Member Willi Sauerbrei


This is a landmark review illustrating the severity of reporting bias in prognostic marker research. The article impressively illustrates one of the most severe weaknesses of cancer prognostic marker research. Altogether more than 1900 articles were assessed, of which only 26 articles were fully 'negative'.

 
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Keeping Patients Awake During Surgery? PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Ramaz Mitaishvili   
Thursday, 07 August 2008
Anesthesiologists’ Vital Roles in All Anesthetic Procedures

Think anesthesiologists only keep patients “asleep” during surgical procedures? An “awake craniotomy” performed on Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy on June 2, 2008 should challenge that notion.
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Report From the Front Lines: Study Probes Anesthesia Providers’ Role PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Ramaz Mitaishvili   
Thursday, 07 August 2008

Report From the Front Lines: Study Probes Anesthesia Providers’ Role in Improving Combat-Related Outcomes

A study published in the July issue of the Journal Anesthesiology could be the impetus behind future prospective research exploring the hugely untapped potential of anesthesia providers (i.e., anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists) to improve outcomes in wounded military personnel.

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New Study Finds Oral Cannabis Ineffective in Treating Acute Pain PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Ramaz Mitaishvili   
Thursday, 07 August 2008
A study published in the July issue of the Journal Anesthesiology discovered that oral cannabis (a form of medical marijuana) not only failed to alleviate certain types of pain in human volunteers but, surprisingly, it instead caused increased sensitivity to some forms of pain.
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