Evaluation of spin in the abstracts of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies on opioid use disorder.

Spin, or the inappropriate formatting of information to emphasize certain outcomes, should not be present in research. This study focuses on identifying and characterizing the presence of spin in systematic review and meta-analysis abstracts that focus on the treatment of opioid use disorder. Search strategies were developed to identify studies pertaining to the treatment of opioid use disorder.

Management of primary immune thrombocytopenia, 2012: a survey of oklahoma hematologists-oncologists.

Background: Management options for patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) have increased, and treatment of patients with ITP has changed during the past 10 years.

Methods: To document current practice and to determine how current practice is related to recommendations of 2 recent practice guidelines for ITP, an International Consensus report and an American Society of Hematology (ASH) guideline, the authors surveyed practicing hematologists-oncologists in Oklahoma. Surveys were specific for children or adults.