Status of Studies

Last updated 1 August 2004

Proposals for Study Questions

What are the most accurate clinical exam manouvers for diagnosing infective endocarditis?

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Protocols under Construction

	Urinary Track Infections.
	Sore Throat.
	A bedside approach to estimating the left ventricular ejection fraction.

Protocols under Review

N/A

Studies Currently Underway

Ankle-arm index in preoperative assessment of postoperative cardiovascular risk (PREOP #3).

Completed Studies

COAD #3
HeadJolt
PREOP1
FALLS
COAD #2
COAD #1
Spontaneous Retinal Vein Pulsation.

Published Studies

	American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2003;167:741. Finlay A. McAlister, Nadia A. Khan, Sharon E. Straus, Miltiadis Papaioakim, Bruce W. Fisher, Sumit R. Majumdar, Ognjen Gajic, Malcolm Daniel and George Tomlinson on behalf of the CARE-PREOP 1 Group. Accuracy of the Preoperative Assessment in Predicting Pulmonary Risk after Nonthoracic Surgery. To see the full text of the article, click here.
	Lancet 1999;354(9191):1721. McAlister FA, Straus SE, Sackett DL on behalf of the CARE-COAD 1 Group. Why we need large, simple studies of the clinical examination: the problem and a proposed solution. We have permission from the Lancet to reproduce the article in its entirety on this web site. To see the full text of the article, click here.
	JAMA 2000;283(14). Straus SE, McAlister FA, Sackett DL, Deeks JJ; for the CARE-COAD1 Group. The Accuracy of Patient History, Wheezing, and Laryngeal Measurements in Diagnosing Obstructive Airway Disease. To view the article, click here.