24. Type of Paper
Intervention
Drug Trial
RCT Observational
Case report
Case series
Case control
Cohort
Meta-analysis
Systematic Review
25. Type of Paper
Intervention
Drug Trial
RCT Observational
Case report
Case series
Case control
Cohort
Meta-analysis
Systematic Review
26. What is the question?
Why this question?
How to answer this question?
Inclusion / Exclusion
Methodology
Actual stats calculation
Conclusions and relevance
RCT - Intervention
35. Industry sponsored trial
BMJ 7%
NEJM 32%
Citations
Industry sponsored > other source of funding
Reduction in Impact Factor
1%
15%
Reprints
Oct 2010
43. riskofdeath
untreated risk of death
reductionofriskofdeath
untreated risk of death
reductionofriskofdeath
untreated risk of death
A B C
reductionofriskofdeath
untreated risk of death
adverse effects
riskofdeath
untreated risk of death
treatmentriskofdeath
untreated risk of death
no treatment
A
B
C
44.
45. Why ask this question?
How to answer this question?
Is meta-analysis the right method to answer this question?
Meta-analysis
46. What’s the result?
How do we know the results valid?
Meta-analysis
G.I.G.O
Garbage
data
Garbage
result
Garbage
analysis
47. Where How Quality
Data
Reproducible Robust
Meta-analysis
How do we know the results valid?
Search databases / terms
Independent extraction
Predefined data form
Agreeing how to disagree
48. Meta-analysis
How do we know the results valid?
Publication bias
Funnel Plot
Data
Reproducible Robust
Problem of negative studies
50. Meta-analysis
Heterogeneity - I2
Lower = less heterogeneity
Higher = more heterogeneity
describes the percentage of variation across studies
that is due to heterogeneity rather than chance
51. Meta-analysis
Random vs Fixed Effect
One true effect size
shared by all the studies
True effect vary so each
study estimates a
different effect size
(when significant
heterogeneity
exist)
53. How to apply the results?
“Perfect”
data
Result
“Perfect”
analysis
Meta-analysis
54. Take home messages
Medutainment is real
and here to stay.
Paper critique is about logic.
If you are worried about Exit Paper critique,
you are probably suffer from imposter syndrome.