LOYOLA SURGERY JOURNAL CLUB 
                                                ARTICLE REVIEW TEMPLATE 
                 
                PART 1 (ARTICLE ‘NUTS AND BOLTS’) – PGY1 or PGY2 
                Name of Journal:           
                 
                Journal Impact             
                Factor:  
                 
                Author affiliations:       
                 
                 
                Year of Publication:       
                 
                Type of Study (i.e.        
                RCT, retrospective 
                cohort review, meta-
                analysis, case 
                series): 
                 
                PART 2 (INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND) – PGY1 or PGY2 
                What is the knowledge   
                “gap” that is addressed 
                by the study? 
                Summary of previous           
                evidence (brief): 
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              Objective/Hypothesis:     
               
              PART 3 (METHODS/STUDY DESIGN) – PGY1 or PGY2 
              Setting of the study (where and who     
              are the patients?): 
              Inclusion criteria:                     
              Exclusion criteria:                     
              Primary exposure/intervention:          
              Primary outcome:                        
              Secondary outcomes:                     
              Statistical/analytic approach:          
               
              PART 4 (RESULTS) – PGY 3+ 
              Final study population:                      
              Total excluded (and why):                    
              Baseline characteristics of population       
              (balanced? Significant differences?): 
              Summarize primary outcome:                   
              Summary of secondary outcomes:               
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              Summary of other relevant Tables or          
              Figures (including Supplementary data, if 
              relevant):  
              Author Conclusions:                          
               
              PART 5 (APPRAISAL OF STUDY) – PGY3+ 
              Does the research question have face       Yes/No 
              validity? 
              Are the authors equipped to conduct the    Yes/No 
              study? 
              Does the study design allow for answering  Yes/No 
              the stated objective?  
              Was the study population appropriate?      Yes/No 
              Were the inclusions/exclusions             Yes/No 
              appropriate? 
              Are there concerns with the statistical    Yes/No 
              methodology? 
              Are there problems with the sample size?   Yes/No 
              Were the groups comparable?                Yes/No 
              Do the study conclusions address the       Yes/No 
              stated study objective? 
              Do you agree with the authors'             Yes/No 
              conclusions? 
              Will this study change your clinical       Yes/No 
              practice?                                  Why or why not? 
                                                          
               
               
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