Methods of quality assurance in multicenter trials in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A systematic review

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 220-229

  Foster, Jake D ^a,b   Mackenzie, Hugh ^b   Nelson, Heidi ^c   Hanna, George B ^b   Francis, Nader K ^a  

^a YEOVIL DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery; Quality assurance; Risk of bias

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIDEORECORDING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARDS;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84905581303     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000660     Document Type: Review

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