How to Critically Appraise a Study

Nick Mark: I already knew that you should not do subclavian lines in people with severe thrombocytopenia. And I don't believe the conclusion that an experienced operator needs to transfuse platelets prior to placing an ultrasound guided IJ. So what you're saying is really this doesn't change your practice. It does not. Nick Askin: You always have to think about applicability. Are the patients in this study like the patients that I take care of and do the people in this study perform an intervention the same way I would? We hope you enjoyed our first Journal Club episode as much as we enjoyed putting it together.