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Jan Brozek
Researcher at McMaster University
Publications - 201
Citations - 56751
Jan Brozek is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Guideline & Systematic review. The author has an hindex of 71, co-authored 191 publications receiving 42812 citations. Previous affiliations of Jan Brozek include Jagiellonian University & Cochrane Collaboration.
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GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction-GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables
Gordon H. Guyatt,Andrew D Oxman,Elie A. Akl,Regina Kunz,Gunn Elisabeth Vist,Jan Brozek,Susan L Norris,Yngve Falck-Ytter,Paul Glasziou,Hans deBeer,Roman Jaeschke,David Rind,Joerg J Meerpohl,Philipp Dahm,Holger J. Schünemann +14 more
TL;DR: The GRADE process begins with asking an explicit question, including specification of all important outcomes, and provides explicit criteria for rating the quality of evidence that include study design, risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, and magnitude of effect.
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GRADE guidelines: 3. Rating the quality of evidence
Howard Balshem,Mark Helfand,Mark Helfand,Holger J. Schünemann,Andrew D Oxman,Regina Kunz,Jan Brozek,Gunn Elisabeth Vist,Yngve Falck-Ytter,Joerg J Meerpohl,Susan L Norris,Gordon H. Guyatt +11 more
TL;DR: The approach of GRADE to rating quality of evidence specifies four categories-high, moderate, low, and very low-that are applied to a body of evidence, not to individual studies.
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International ERS/ATS guidelines on definition, evaluation and treatment of severe asthma
Kian Fan Chung,Sally E. Wenzel,Jan Brozek,Andrew Bush,Mario Castro,Peter J. Sterk,Ian M. Adcock,Eric D. Bateman,Elisabeth H. Bel,Eugene R. Bleecker,Louis-Philippe Boulet,Christopher E. Brightling,Pascal Chanez,Sven-Erik Dahlén,Ratko Djukanovic,Urs Frey,Mina Gaga,Peter G. Gibson,Qutayba Hamid,Nizar N. Jajour,Thais Mauad,Ronald L. Sorkness,W. Gerald Teague +22 more
TL;DR: Recommendations and guidelines on the evaluation and treatment of severe asthma in children and adults and coordinated research efforts for improved phenotyping will provide safe and effective biomarker-driven approaches to severe asthma therapy are provided.
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An official American thoracic society/European respiratory society statement: Key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation
Martijn A. Spruit,Sally J Singh,Chris Garvey,Richard ZuWallack,Linda Nici,Anne E Holland,Suzanne C. Lareau,Fabio Pitta,Louise Sewell,Jo Raskin,Jean Bourbeau,Rebecca Crouch,Frits M.E. Franssen,Richard Casaburi,Jan H. Vercoulen,Ioannis Vogiatzis,Rik Gosselink,Enrico Clini,Tanja Effing,Job van der Palen,Thierry Troosters,Daisy J.A. Janssen,Eileen G. Collins,Judith Garcia-Aymerich,Dina Brooks,Bonnie Fahy,Milo A. Puhan,Martine Hoogendoorn,Rachel Garrod,Annemie M. W. J. Schols,Brian W. Carlin,Roberto P. Benzo,Mike Morgan,Andrew L. Ries,Roger S. Goldstein,Claire A. Dowson,Jan Brozek,Claudio F. Donner,Emiel F.M. Wouters +38 more
TL;DR: The considerable growth in the science and application of pulmonary rehabilitation since 2006 adds further support for its efficacy in a wide range of individuals with chronic respiratory disease.
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Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society
Andre C. Kalil,Mark L. Metersky,Michael Klompas,John Muscedere,Daniel A. Sweeney,Lucy B. Palmer,Lena M. Napolitano,Naomi P. O'Grady,John G. Bartlett,Jordi Carratalà,Ali A. El Solh,Santiago Ewig,Paul D. Fey,Thomas M. File,Marcos I. Restrepo,Jason A. Roberts,Jason A. Roberts,Grant W. Waterer,Peggy E. Cruse,Shandra L Knight,Jan Brozek +20 more
TL;DR: These guidelines are intended for use by healthcare professionals who care for patients at risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), including specialists in infectious diseases, pulmonary diseases, critical care, and surgeons, anesthesiologists, hospitalists, and any clinicians and healthcare providers caring for hospitalized patients with nosocomial pneumonia.