Practical guide for the use of medical evidence in scientific publication: Recommendations for the medical student: Narrative review

Inotropic support in cardiogenic shock: who leads the battle, milrinone or dobutamine?

“…Much of the evidence available from observational studies and clinical trials derives from subgroup analyses and not from specific interventions between these two drugs. Not to mention, evidence-based medicine now takes into account factors such as ethnicity and eco-epidemiology to more closely assess the accuracy of the effect of an intervention [ [45] , [46] , [47] ]. Therefore, there is an urgent need to design and execute prospective studies with a high level of evidence to provide results from low- and middle-income countries in order to analyze the behavior of this particular population.…”

Brief bibliometric analysis of the participation of Latin American authors in TOP neurology journals during 2021: how big is the gap?

“…Nowadays, health professionals are encouraged to participate in scientific publications and cultural heterogeneity is a fundamental aspect of the diffusion of different perspectives and realities in their work. 1 In this context, bibliometric analysis of neurology articles is very useful for assessing the quantity and quality of research carried out in low-and middle-income countries, such as Latin American countries, in which there is a particular interest in improving scientific production. 2,3 In the subject area and category of neurology (clinical), a bibliometric analysis was carried out based on the information available in five leading neurology journals, according to the Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR).…”

Surgical research in Colombia part 3: Authorship and publications of Colombian medical students in surgery in Colombian medical journals—cross-sectional study

“…This has led to an in-depth study of the archetypes and attributes that an academic surgeon should have, highlighting mentoring (inspiring and guiding others), responsible, dynamic and equitable education (sharing knowledge and skills at the highest level), collaborative and relevant research (scientific impact and advancement of the surgical field), surgical innovation (development of real and practical solutions, cost-effective, cost-useful and with a good risk-benefit balance), and evidence-based patient care (improving health and quality of life indicators) 2 , 4 . One of the ways to achieve this profile is to include medical students in the path of academic medicine from their first years of study 5 , 6 . Particularly, to include in academic surgery those with aspirations to become surgeons, so that they can replicate this profile in later years.…”