Effective Use of Reporting Guidelines to Improve the Quality of Surgical Research (original) (raw)
Editorial
Reporting Guidelines
April 7, 2021
JAMA Surg. 2021;156(6):515-516. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0519
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- Guide to Statistics and Methods SQUIRE Reporting Guidelines for Quality Improvement Studies
Rachel R. Kelz, MD, MSCE, MBA; Todd A. Schwartz, DrPH; Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD
JAMA Surgery - Guide to Statistics and Methods STROBE Reporting Guidelines for Observational Studies
Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MS; Todd A. Schwartz, DrPH; Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD
JAMA Surgery - Guide to Statistics and Methods CHEERS Reporting Guidelines for Economic Evaluations
Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS; Jason S. Haukoos, MD, MSc; Jennifer F. Tseng, MD, MPH
JAMA Surgery - Guide to Statistics and Methods TRIPOD Reporting Guidelines for Diagnostic and Prognostic Studies
Rachel E. Patzer, PhD, MPH; Amy H. Kaji, MD, PhD; Yuman Fong, MD
JAMA Surgery - Guide to Statistics and Methods ISPOR Reporting Guidelines for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Nader N. Massarweh, MD, MPH; Jason S. Haukoos, MD, MSc; Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MS
JAMA Surgery - Guide to Statistics and Methods PRISMA Reporting Guidelines for Meta-analyses and Systematic Reviews
Shipra Arya, MD, SM; Amy H. Kaji, MD, PhD; Marja A. Boermeester, MD, PhD
JAMA Surgery - Guide to Statistics and Methods AAPOR Reporting Guidelines for Survey Studies
Susan C. Pitt, MD, MPHS; Todd A. Schwartz, DrPH; Danny Chu, MD
JAMA Surgery - Guide to Statistics and Methods MOOSE Reporting Guidelines for Meta-analyses of Observational Studies
Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD; Todd A. Schwartz, DrPH, MS; Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD
JAMA Surgery - Guide to Statistics and Methods TREND Reporting Guidelines for Nonrandomized/Quasi-Experimental Study Designs
Alex B. Haynes, MD, MPH; Jason S. Haukoos, MD, MSc; Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH
JAMA Surgery - Guide to Statistics and Methods The CONSORT Framework
Ryan P. Merkow, MD, MS; Amy H. Kaji, MD, PhD; Kamal M. F. Itani, MD
JAMA Surgery - Guide to Statistics and Methods SRQR and COREQ Reporting Guidelines for Qualitative Studies
Lesly A. Dossett, MD, MPH; Amy H. Kaji, MD, PhD; Amalia Cochran, MD
JAMA Surgery
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Historically, the surgical literature was defined based on a predominance of case series, case reports, and anecdotal experiences of surgical investigators. But over the past several decades, the methodologic quality of surgical research has significantly improved, concurrent with increasing use of more robust study designs.1 Contemporary evidence published to support the use of surgical interventions now routinely comes from randomized clinical trials, meta-analyses, qualitative studies, cost-effectiveness analyses, and comparative effectiveness research studies, to name a few. Many of these study designs and advanced methodologies were highlighted in the most recent Guide to Statistics and Methods series published in JAMA Surgery this past year.2
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