Abstract Background and Objective Rapid reviews were first mentioned in the literature in
1997, when Best et al. described the rapid health technology assessment program in the …

Rationale, aims, and objectives Unwarranted clinical variation is a topic of heightened
interest in health care systems around the world. While there are many publications and …

Importance There is marked variability in red blood cell (RBC) transfusion during the
intraoperative period. The development and implementation of existing clinical practice …

Objectives: The objective of this work was to carry out a systematic review of clinical practice
guidelines (CPGs) pertaining to intraoperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, in terms of …

Purpose This clinical focus article considers the roles of the clinical swallow examination
(CSE) as a clinically meaningful assessment method used in both adult and pediatric …

Platelet transfusions are a common intervention for thrombocytopenia. Although the main
reason for transfusing platelets is to improve hemostasis, platelets have many additional …

There is evidence of significant intraoperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion variability
that cannot be explained by case-mix, and may reflect unwarranted transfusions. The …

Background: The use of electronic medical records (EMRs)/electronic health records (EHRs)
provides potential to reduce unwarranted clinical variation and thereby improve patient …

Objective: The objective of this work was to carry out a meta-analysis of RCTs comparing
intraoperative RBC transfusion strategies to determine their impact on postoperative …

Background Assessment of clinical variation has attracted increasing interest in health
systems internationally due to growing awareness about better value and appropriate health …