Evaluating the Surgery Literature
Sosa JA, Mehta P, Thomas DC, Berland G, Gross C, McNamara RL, Rosenthal R, Udelsman R, Bravata DM, Roman SA. Evaluating the Surgery Literature. Annals Of Surgery 2009, 250: 152-158. PMID: 19561471, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3181ad8905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudy subjectsStatistician coauthorMore subjectsEvidence-based surgeryPredictors of qualityMore study subjectsIndependent predictorsSingle institutionStudy protocolStudy fundingIntervention DescriptionOutcome assessmentSurgery literatureClinical qualityMulti-institutional collaborationMean numberMajority of manuscriptsMultivariate regressionSurgeryTotal quality scoreSurgery journalsPredictorsSubjectsMedical journalsSubject selection