| Title |
Evidence‐Based Surgery: Barriers, Solutions, and the Role of Evidence Synthesis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
World Journal of Surgery, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00268-012-1597-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
George Garas, Amel Ibrahim, Hutan Ashrafian, Kamran Ahmed, Vanash Patel, Koji Okabayashi, Petros Skapinakis, Ara Darzi, Thanos Athanasiou |
| Abstract |
Surgery is a rapidly evolving field, making the rigorous testing of emerging innovations vital. However, most surgical research fails to employ randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and has particularly been based on low-quality study designs. Subsequently, the analysis of data through meta-analysis and evidence synthesis is particularly difficult. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 66 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 61 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 12% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 21 | 32% |
| Unknown | 12 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 56% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 23% |