Completed PICO/CAT Table

Rotation # and Type Week #PICO/Mini-CATQuestion
RT 1- Pediatrics 1PICO Do distractions during any type of vaccination lower the pain scores in young children when compared to not using distractions? 
RT 1- Pediatrics 2PICO In low-birth-weight/pre-term neonates in health facilities, is Kangaroo Mother Care more effective than conventional care in reducing mortality and/or morbidity?
RT 1- Pediatrics 4PICO For neonates with sepsis should antibiotic mono-therapy replace currently recommended combination therapy as first line empiric treatment for preventing death and sequelae?
RT 2- Family Med2PICO For patients 65 years and older how does the influenza vaccine compared to not giving the vaccine influence the risk of developing pneumonia?
RT 2- Family Med4PICO For patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis, how does the use of antibiotics versus not receiving antibiotics influence the outcome of the disease?
RT 3- OBGYN2PICO Are pregnant patients who receive an amniocenteses or CVS at higher risk, than women who do not have these procedures, for having a miscarriage?
RT 3- OBGYN3PICO For postpartum cesarean section pain, will nurse-controlled anesthesia provide greater results (less pain, based on pain scores VAS) than patient controlled-anesthesia?
RT 3- OBGYN4PICOFor postpartum hemorrhage, will routine administration of oxytocin prove to be more effective in preventing PPH than administering misoprostol?
RT 4- Emergency Medicine4Mini-CATAre pregnant patients who receive an amniocenteses or CVS at higher risk, than women who do not have these procedures, for having a miscarriage?
RT 5 – Internal Medicine1PICO Are patients with SLE at greater risk of developing CV events?
RT 5 – Internal Medicine2PICO Are patients with cancer at greater risk for committing suicide when compared to people who don’t have cancer?
RT 6- LTC 1PICODoes laughter therapy help to improve the quality of life in geriatric patients?
RT 6- LTC4Mini-CAT Does laughter therapy help to improve the quality of life in geriatric patients?
RT 7- Surgery 2PICO Does exercise reduce pain and improve function before hip and knee replacement surgery?
RT 7 – Surgery 3PICODo surgical patients that receive sutures have a better outcome than patients that receive staples for wound closure?
RT 7 – Surgery4PICO – Public HealthDoes prenatal exposure to PFAs increase the risk of developing autism in the unborn child?
RT 9- Psychology 4CAT Do surgical patients that receive sutures have a better outcome than patients that receive staples for wound closure?