PICO question: Drugs abuse patients have a major risk with general anesthesia compared with regional anesthesia?
no more than 15 old references
Introduction
Almost all scientific manuscripts follow the IMRAD format; Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. The Part 1 template will deal with the first section, Introduction. The introduction section gives the reader a brief overview of the manuscript they are about to read. Aim for an introduction of 250 words, about one page of double-spaced text. Most journals do not want a lengthy introduction with an exhaustive review of the literature.
The introduction section usually begins by describing a broad problem in the world that will be addressed by your scholarship. Example: Tinea pedis causes 340,000 deaths annually in the United States.1 Note there is a citation for this statement. Any statement you make that is not your original idea must be cited and attribution given to the originator of that thought. Always better to overcite than be questioned on an academic integrity issue.
The next sentence or two refers briefly to the existing literature about the problem described in the broad problem sentence. Example: Bob, et al. reported foot powder is highly effective in the prevention and treatment of tinea pedis.2 However, Elizabeth, et al. asserted washing and drying of the feet are more effective than foot powder in preventing tinea pedis.3
After placing the broad problem in context with existing literature about the problem, the gap in knowledge and how you intend to address this gap in knowledge must be identified. Example: Although several studies address tinea pedis, there is disagreement about the most effective means of preventing it. This annotated bibliography will explore the literature regarding the prevention of tinea pedis to determine whether foot powder or foot-washing is more effective in its prevention. The search for evidence will be guided by using a PICO question.
The PICO question (note this is a second level heading of the introduction section)
Example: The PICO (patient or population, intervention, comparison, outcome) question is used to locate evidence addressing a clinical question.4 The PICO question guiding the search for evidence was “In patients vulnerable to foot fungus (P) is foot powder (I), or foot hygiene (C), effective in preventing tinea pedis infection (O)?”
*Note: reference number 4 is the actual reference you will use to cite the PICO question method as above. Please don’t use the first three which I entirely made up.
References (Using bibliographic software such as RefWorks helps you cite in text and creates a reference section for you. Look ahead to Week 11 for a video installation guide, “RefWorks Intro”.)
1. Achilles T. The morbidity and mortality of tinia pedis in the United States. J Pedal Trauma. 2012;52(4):148-152.
2. Bob R, Rob B, Bobert R, et al. Foot powder effective in the prevention of tinea pedis. Am J Foot Fungus. 2015;25(5):101-108.
3. Elizabeth L, Liz E, Liza E, et al. Foot hygiene more effective than foot powder in preventing tinea pedis. Brit J Toe Jam. 2016;10(1):78-84.
4. Richardson SW, Wilson MC, Nishikawa J, Hayward R. The well-built clinical question: A key to evidence-based decisions. ACP J Club. 1995;123:A12.
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