The challenges faced in the design, conduct and analysis of surgical randomised controlled trials

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Randomised evaluations of surgical interventions are rare; some interventions have been widely adopted without rigorous evaluation. Unlike other medical areas, the randomised controlled trial (RCT) design has not become the default study design for the evaluation...

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Main Author: Cook Jonathan A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/10/1/9