The Fragility of Landmark Randomized Controlled Trials in the Plastic Surgery Literature

Background:. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are integral to the progress of evidenced-based medicine and help guide changes in the standards of care. Although results are traditionally evaluated according to their corresponding P value, the universal utility of this statistical metric has been...

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Main Authors: Benjamin H. Ormseth, BS, Hassan ElHawary, MD, MSc, Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2024-01-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005352