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A debate on the value and necessity of clinical trials in surgery
Richard C Cook1, Kurt T Alscher, York N Hsiang
1Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, 3100-910 West 10th Ave., Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E3, Canada.
American Journal of Surgery
|March 27, 2003
Abstract:
In the current era of evidence-based medicine there is increasing demand for randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in surgery. Unfortunately, many unique aspects of surgery make RCTs difficult to implement. This article is a debate that explores the motion that clinical trials in surgery are both useful and necessary.