Karen Barton

Karen is the Biomedical Research Liaison Librarian at the Medical Center Library & Archives. She works closely with the research community to support the research lifecycle through advanced and systematic literature searching, web-based guides and tutorials, NIH Public Access Policy compliance efforts, research impact services, and other projects.

Office Hours

Available by appointment. Email me to set up a consultation.

Current Appointments and Affiliations

• Prof Library Staff, Medical Center Library & Archives, School of Medicine

Contact Information

• Subject Headings
  • Bibliometrics
  • Education, Medical
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Librarians
  • Research Impact
  • Systematic reviews (Medical research)
• Professional Activities

  Service to Duke University

  • Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC). 2019
  • Libraries Assembly Executive Committee. 2019
  • Research Data Workgroup (R-DaWG). 2019
  • Scholars@Duke. 2019
• Publications

  Journal Articles

  • Danilkowicz, R. M., Lachiewicz, A. M., Lorenzana, D. J., Barton, K. D., & Lachiewicz, P. F. (2021). Prosthetic Joint Infection After Dental Work: Is the Correct Prophylaxis Being Prescribed? A Systematic Review. Arthroplasty Today, 7, 69–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2020.11.007
  • Tan, H. S., Taylor, C., Weikel, D., Barton, K., & Habib, A. S. (2020). Quadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia after cesarean delivery: A systematic review with meta-analysis and trial-sequential analysis. J Clin Anesth, 67, 110003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.110003
  • Onuoha, C., Barton, K. D., Wong, E. C. C., Raval, J. S., Rollins-Raval, M. A., Ipe, T. S., … Onwuemene, O. A. (2020). Therapeutic plasma exchange and intravenous immune globulin in the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: A systematic review. Transfusion, 60(11), 2714–2736. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.16018
  • Petersen, J. E. V., Kallemose, T., Barton, K. D., Caspi, A., & Rasmussen, L. J. H. (2020). Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) as a prognostic marker of mortality in healthy, general and patient populations: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bmj Open, 10(7), e036125. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036125
  • Feldman, J. D., Lopez, E., Gaspard, C. S., Barton, K. D., & Barcenes, L. F. (2018). Making It Work for Everyone: An Evolving Reference Service. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 37(1), 10–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2018.1404381