Evidence map›Paper›PMID 17496187›Full record

ReviewJournal of clinical pathology2007

Best practice in primary care pathology: review 10.

W S A Smellie, N Shaw, R Bowley, M F Stewart, A M Kelly, P J Twomey, P R Chadwick, J B Houghton, J P Ng, A J McCulloch

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of clinical pathology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Uncertainty of the eGFR.Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB · 2013
    Article
  2. Temporal growth and geographic variation in the use of laboratory tests by NHS general practices: using routine data to identify research priorities.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2013
    Article
  3. The Importance of Understanding Variation.Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB · 2012
    Article
  4. Renal function and healthcare costs in patients with polycystic kidney disease.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2010
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

W S A SmellieDepartment of Chemical Pathology, Bishop Auckland General Hospital, Bishop Auckland, UK. info@smellie.com
N Shaw
R Bowley
M F Stewart
A M Kelly
P J Twomey
P R Chadwick
J B Houghton
J P Ng
A J McCulloch
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust · GBBishop Auckland Hospital · GBBarnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBIpswich Hospital · GBWythenshawe Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This tenth best practice review examines four series of common primary care questions in laboratory medicine: (i) antenatal testing in pregnant women; (ii) estimated glomerular filtration rate calculation; (iii) safety testing for methotrexate; and (iv) blood glucose measurement in diabetes. The review is presented in question-answer format, referenced for each question series. The recommendations represent a precis of guidance found using a standardised literature search of national and international guidance notes, consensus statements, health policy documents and evidence-based medicine reviews, supplemented by Medline Embase searches to identify relevant primary research documents. They are not standards but form a guide to be set in the clinical context. Most are consensus rather than evidence-based. They will be updated periodically to take account of new information.

Indexed as

Glomerular Filtration RateBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drug MonitoringFemaleHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMethotrexatePatient SelectionPregnancyPrenatal CarePrimary Health CareBlood GlucoseImmunosuppressive AgentsMethotrexate

Identifiers

PMID17496187
PMCPMC2095485
OpenAlexW2104625529

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.