Evidence-based recommendations for blinding in surgical trials

Optimal literature search for systematic reviews in surgery

(2017) Käthe Goossen et al.   LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

The 2016 update of the International Study Group (ISGPS) definition and grading of postoperative pancreatic fistula: 11 Years After

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Industry Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials in General and Abdominal Surgery

(2016) Pascal Probst et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Comparing open and minimally invasive surgical procedures for oesophagectomy in the treatment of cancer: the ROMIO (Randomised Oesophagectomy: Minimally Invasive or Open) feasibility study and pilot trial

(2016) Chris Metcalfe et al.   HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Placebo-Controlled Trials in Surgery

(2016) Pascal Probst et al.   MEDICINE

The effects of blinding on the outcomes of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for adult depression: A meta-analysis

(2015) P. Cuijpers et al.   EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY

Blinded Outcome Assessment Was Infrequently Used and Poorly Reported in Open Trials

(2015) Brennan C. Kahan et al.   PLoS One

Effectiveness of triclosan-coated PDS Plus versus uncoated PDS II sutures for prevention of surgical site infection after abdominal wall closure: the randomised controlled PROUD trial

(2014) Markus K Diener et al.   LANCET

The role of abdominal drainage to prevent of intra-abdominal complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: prospective randomized trial

(2014) Joon Seong Park et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Systematic Review of Blinding Assessment in Randomized Controlled Trials in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders 2000-2010

(2013) Christopher Baethge et al.   PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS

Feasibility study of analgesia via epiduralversuscontinuous wound infusion after laparoscopic colorectal resection

(2012) C. E. Boulind et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

The blind leading the blind: Use and misuse of blinding in randomized controlled trials

(2010) Larry E. Miller et al.   Contemporary Clinical Trials

CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials

(2010) Kenneth F Schulz et al.   Trials

Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement

(2010) David Moher et al.   International Journal of Surgery

Blinding of Outcomes in Trials of Orthopaedic Trauma: An Opportunity to Enhance the Validity of Clinical Trials

(2008) Paul J. Karanicolas et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

Empirical evidence of bias in treatment effect estimates in controlled trials with different interventions and outcomes: meta-epidemiological study

(2008) Lesley Wood et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal