Rotation # and Type | Week # | PICO/Mini-CAT | Question |
RT 1 – LTC | 3 | PICO | In patients with stage 4 pressure ulcers, does at-home negative pressure wound therapy provide better wound healing compared to negative pressure wound therapy administered in a skilled nursing facility? |
RT 1 – LTC | 4 | PICO | Is exercise therapy more effective at relieving symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis compared to laminectomy in elderly patients? |
RT2- Family Medicine | 1 | PICO | Is lifestyle modification alone effective at managing symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome in obese women? |
RT2- Family Medicine | 2 | PICO | Does vitamin D improve knee osteoarthritis |
RT2- Family Medicine | 4 | PICO | Should annual MRI screening be recommended to asymptomatic patients with a family history of pancreatic cancer? |
RT3- Surgery | 1 | PICO | Should intraoperative cholangiography be ordered routinely for patients with cholecystitis undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy? |
RT3- Surgery | 3 | PICO | Mastectomy vs. lumpectomy followed by adjuvant radiation in premenopausal women with DCIS |
RT3 – Surgery | 4 | PICO | Allograft vs. synthetic graft for extensor mechanism reconstruction after total knee arthroplasty |
RT 4- Pediatrics | 2-4 | Mini-CAT | Is lifestyle modification alone effective at managing symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome in obese women? |
RT 5- Emergency Medicine | 1 | PICO | In patients with positive PERC, can YEARS algorithm safely rule out pulmonary embolism while reducing the use of CTA? |
RT 5- Emergency Medicine | 2 | PICO | What is the efficacy of topical capsaicin cream for alleviating symptoms of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in the adult population? |