Subject Guide
Critically Appraised Topics CATS
Critically Appraised Topics or (CATS) comprise the evidence gathered when searching the literature to answer a clinical question.
CATS
Laboratory Medicine Best Practices: Developing an Evidence-Based Review and Evaluation Process
- Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studiesThe STARD statement consist of a checklist of 25 items and recommends the use of a flow diagram which describe the design of the study and the flow of patients.