lumbar ac ebs rev ms
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EBSSalem Al-Dwairy
11/2/2016
Case scenario
• 46 year old man.• Chronic LBP and bilateral LL pain
and paresthesia.• Temporary rymptomatic relief
after CT guided aspiration.
Mary
Check spelling - should be 'symptomatic'
PICO• “Is surgery effective in the treatment of symptomatic intradural
lumbar spine arachnoid cyst?” or “ What is best surgical treatment : endoscopy, open marsupialization, fenestration or complete excision? • P: patients with symptomatic lumbar arachnoid cyst.• I: surgery.• C: conservative treatment.• O: treatment outcome.
Mary
There are 3 questions here: surgery vs conservative treatment; different types of surgery; is surgery effective? Be clear about the question you are asking. Your question and PICO dont match
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Mary
Which question are you answering: If it is types of surgery you should include those search terms - if it is just effectiveness of surgery then you should include terms for surgery
Mary
Why put terms for line 1 in the title field?
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Mary
Be careful using the AND NOT command, especially in the title. It could exclude relevant results.
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