Government Sponsored Studies Not Getting Published

Yale researchers published a study on whether NIH-funded studies get published after research completion. The researchers examined all clinical trials after Sept 30, 2005 funded by NIH and registered within ClinicalTrials.gov maintained by the US National Library of Medicine. Shockingly, among 635 clinical trials completed by 31 December 2008, only 46% (294 studies) were published in a peer reviewed biomedical journal within 30 months of trial completion. The median period of follow-up…

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Clinical Guidelines For Tonsillectomy in Children Published

This month, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery published clinical guidelines for tonsillectomy in kids. No big surprises in the guidelines, but everything is nicely summarized in one document. In summary: • Strong recommendation that clinicians should administer a single, intraoperative dose of intravenous dexamethasone to children undergoing tonsillectomy . • Strong recommendation against clinicians routinely administering or prescribing perioperative antibi…

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