Reading over 350 medical journals is unrealistic. Absorbing information from every journal article you read is next to impossible. Searching journal abstract databases is cumbersome and leaves you feeling like you have received only part of the story. The solution is eClips Consult, Elsevier's newest resource for the busy practitioner!
eClips Consult delivers the best collection of experts, articles, and commentary around!
Our expert Editorial Boards of over 280 specialists have provided their subscribers with insightful commentary on ground breaking articles from over 350 leading medical journals published world wide.
Now you don't have to wait to read what the experts think about an article because our Editorial Boards are reviewing new journal articles daily so that you don't have to. On the eClips Consult website the experts have already done the work of reading virtually every significant journal article in an effort to find the best information that can make a difference in your daily practice.
to "Suggested Reading" 
Think of eClips Consult as a team of over 280 leading physicians from every specialty standing by you, reading and selecting the best articles across all specialties to ensure that you get the ground breaking information that you need, but don't have the time to find on your own. eClips Consult keeps you informed while you focus on your patients.
= Suggested Reading
Articles that have been selected because they are important for safe, informed medical practice.
= Required Reading
Articles that have been selected because they must be read in order to provide safe current medical practice.
= Top Article
Articles that are within the top 10% of all articles published annually and are of critical importance to physicians. These articles will have a lasting impact on medical practice.
There are many grading approaches that can be used in evaluating the level of research that supports medical practice. Each approach has been developed to support unique situations and offer a framework for categorizing content. The eClips Consult approach has been established as a sorting tool for users that may be helpful in selecting an article out of thousands within the eClips Consult database. This A through E categorization is not intended to take the place of specialty-specific evidence ranking that has been established by academic medical societies.
If, after careful consideration of the four options, no single ranking is obvious to our Editorial Boards, they may select the ranking that most closely applies to the journal article. They may include in their commentary why they have selected the option if it appears to be a questionable choice. There is, in some cases no single right choice. If there is more than one study identified in a journal article, they will select the single study that is most important to the content, rank that article and add a comment within the commentary that addresses the issue. The categories used below are:
A: Evidence from an article that is shown in a human (double-blind, when appropriate), randomized trial, meta-analysis or both
B: Evidence from a well-diagnosed, non-randomized clinical trial. A non-quantitative systematic review with appropriate search strategies and well-substantiated conclusions. Includes lower quality randomized clinical trials, clinical cohort studies and case-controlled studies with nonbiased selection of study participants and consistent findings. Other evidence, such as high-quality, historical non-controlled studies, or well-designed epidemiological studies with compelling findings, is also included.
C: Evidence that is in the form of a consensus viewpoint or expert opinion.
D: Not Applicable. Evidence ranking is not appropriate for this article.
E: Cannot determine. Based on the information in this article an evidence ranking cannot be determined.
Peer Discussion is a user-generated feature. This means that you can post comments and reactions to the abstracts and expert commentary of the articles you read here.
Posting comments is easy:
