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=A CT dete Rea ener bile ce) LETTER TO THE EDITOR
New discoveries*
Suggestions/Additions*
» Critique*
» 200-300 words(max=500)
3 authors
° 5 references
CRITIQUE FORMAT*
Paragraph One: Quick overview, appreciation (NO BASHING)
° Paragraph Two: Flaws, effect on outcome
Paragraph Three: Suggestions
CASE REPORT
» Rare presentations*
» Rare side effects*
° Unique cases*
* 1000-1500 words
© 10 references
4 authors
° The style of writing and the points raised have significant
amount of weightage FORMAT OF CASE REPORT*
1- Introduction:
» Normal presentation/Side effects
° Statistics
2- Case:
* Presentation of case
«Initial investigations and management
e Outcome/follow-up
» Discharge history/ Stability of patient
3- Discussion:
Explain the importance of your finding
© Why the finding is unique
° Effects on community
Future implications
» COHERENCE IS KEY! ORIGINAL ARTICLE
1- How to choose a topic:
» Convenient
» Sample population should be easy to find
No repetition
© Importance of playing around with topics
© No funding required
Clear objective
° Impactful
2- Introduction*”:
1 st paragraph: Background(Worldwide, Continent wise, Nation wise)
2nd paragraph: What is known. What is unknown. RATIONALE (Justify the
gap/importance of implications)
3 rd paragraph: Primary objective. Secondary objective.
3-Methodology**:
Study location
Study time period
Study type
° Sample population
° Sample size ([Link])
«Inclusion criteria, Exclusion criteria
» How bias has been reduced
» Type of sampling (Random, Systematic, Cluster, Convenience)(how sample
population approached)
» Co-operation rate
° Details of questionnaire
« Definition of important variables 3-Discussion*:
© Paragraph one: Principal finding. Comparison and Contrast. Potential
explanation/Future Implications
Paragraph two: Secondary finding(Finding of secondary objective)
Paragraph three: Minor findings
» Paragraph four: Future Recommendations
» Paragraph five: Limitations
4- Results*/:
e Summarise what the data shows
Point out simple relationships and big-picture trends
Avoid repeating numbers of the tables and figures
5- Tables and Figures:
» Should be specific and brief
» Use superscript symbols to identify footnotes
» Use footnotes to explain statistically significant differences
Use 3 lined tables
Everything should be aligned
¢ Units should be given and unnecessary columns should be omitted
**Explained in detail with published examples from PubMed
**Accompanied with a thorough session on data coding, data entry and basic
analysis
Discussion of this sub-topic was followed by a 20 minute interactive quiz, Answers
to the quiz along with various tricks were subsequently provided