The English language is generally perceived to be the universal language of science.1,2 The top 10 international medical journals in 11 medical specialties (measured by impact factor) are English-language publications.3 The exclusive reliance, however, on data that are published in English and that are used as the basis of systematic reviews of health care interventions may not result in an accurate representation of existing evidence. Excluding languages other than English (LOE) may lead to erroneous conclusions, because a language bias is introduced.

La série de quatre rapports d’évaluation des technologies de la santé de l’Agence des médicaments du Canada sur le surpeuplement des urgences est la première étude pancanadienne exhaustive de ce phénomène. Destinée aux décideurs et aux administrateurs d’hôpitaux et de services d’urgence, ainsi qu’aux chercheurs en santé canadiens, l’étude vise à cerner la nature de la problématique du surpeuplement des urgences et à relever des moyens de la contrer. Les rapports s’occupent de: