TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Finding the Answers A1 - Stave, Christopher A2 - Mazer, Laura M. A2 - Lagisetty, Kiran A2 - Butler, Kathryn L. PY - 2017 T2 - Pocket Journal Club: Essential Articles in General Surgery AB - A comprehensive literature review is essential for understanding and applying evidence-based medicine. This chapter seeks to equip the busy surgeon with a core set of techniques to efficiently retrieve and manage clinical information, and to interpret such data within the context of the greater body of surgical literature. More specifically, this chapter will provide (1) succinct database and search engine descriptions with advice for best search strategies, (2) a guide to two popular reference management applications, and (3) descriptions of tools for remaining current with the latest clinical research. To understand the importance of the literature search, the chapter begins with some relevant clinical scenarios. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1191193133 ER -