To whom do the research findings apply?

General cardiology TO WHOM DO THE RESEARCH FINDINGS APPLY?

When a new intervention (drug, procedure or device) becomes mainstream care, one hopes that all groups of patients for whom this intervention is intended have been properly studied and, thus, are well defined. This ideal situation rarely applies. The clinical trials conducted to determine efficacy and safety of new interventions are typically designed to be feasible and time and cost efficient....

Lower blood pressure targets: to whom do they apply?

ResearchInsights To Whom Can We Apply the Results of Comparative Effectiveness Research ?

Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, federal investment in comparative effectiveness research (CER) increased significantly, including through the creation of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). In grappling with decisions about how to conduct this research and apply its findings to imp...

Ten years with biologics: to whom do data on effectiveness and safety apply?

OBJECTIVES During the past decade, the position of biologics in the therapeutic armamentarium, the number of approved indications and the number of available biologics have changed. Available data on (long-term) safety might thus pertain to patient populations not comparable with contemporary patients. The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which contemporary patients who start or sw...

Do the findings of the Term Breech Trial apply to spontaneous breech birth?

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