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The MINT trial: liberal or restrictive transfusion in MI

First 10 EM

Throughout the length of my career, we have consistently heard that less is more when it comes to blood transfusions (outside of the critically ill requiring massive transfusion, where the message, correct or not, has been the exact opposite). This has been aided by the rise of intravenous iron, giving us an alternative effective option […] The post The MINT trial: liberal or restrictive transfusion in MI appeared first on First10EM.

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POOs, LOOs, DOOs, and MOOs?

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Interpreting Research Outcomes with a Little Bathroom Humour You have learned a method for how to read a research paper , and now you are faced with a bunch of outcomes. There are primary, secondary, composite , and safety outcomes. What are these outcomes? What should you focus on? The researchers should have specified a clear research question or aim.