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de Morais TB, Veiga DF, Veiga-Filho J, do Carmo ACF, de Fátima Pellizzon R, Juliano Y, Sabino-Neto M, Ferreira LM. Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials Published By Plastic Surgeons: Long-Term Follow-Up. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2019; 43:866-873. [PMID: 30968210 DOI: 10.1007/s00266-019-01335-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In two previous studies, the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with the participation of at least one plastic surgeon was evaluated in two periods: 1966-2003 and 2004-2008. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the evolution of the quality of RCT publications by plastic surgeons in the subsequent 5-year period, from 2009 to 2013. METHODS RCTs published from 2009 to 2013 in English with the participation of at least one plastic surgeon were identified by electronic search and classified for concealment of allocation by two independent evaluators. The studies with adequate allocation concealment had their quality evaluated by two evaluators using the Delphi List and the Jadad Quality Scale. RESULTS Of the 6997 identified studies, 261 were classified as to concealment of allocation. Of these, 43 (16.47%) had adequate allocation concealment. According to the evaluation in the Delphi List, there was an improvement, in relation to 1966-2003, in the items "most important characteristics of the prognosis" (p < 0.001), "use of independent evaluator" (p = 0.0029), and "measures of variability and point estimate for the primary variable" (p = 0.0057); there was no difference in relation to 2004-2008. Regarding the Jadad Quality Scale, there was an increase in scores in relation to 1966-2003 (p < 0.0004) but not in relation to the 2004-2008 period. CONCLUSION There was no difference in the quality of publications of RCTs by plastic surgeons in the period 2009-2013 compared to the previous 5 years (2004-2008), but both periods presented higher quality than the period 1966-2003. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these evidence-based medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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Affiliation(s)
- Thiago Bezerra de Morais
- Graduate Program in Translational Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu 740, 2nd floor, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04023-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Translational Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu 740, 2nd floor, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04023-900, Brazil.
- Division of Plastic Surgery, Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí (UNIVAS), Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil.
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí (UNIVAS), Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biostatistics, UNIVAS, Pouso Alegre, MG, Brazil
- Universidade de Santo Amaro (UNISA), Santo Amaro, SP, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Translational Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu 740, 2nd floor, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04023-900, Brazil
- Division of Plastic Surgery, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Translational Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Rua Botucatu 740, 2nd floor, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04023-900, Brazil
- Division of Plastic Surgery, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Gillanders SL, Anderson S, Mellon L, Heskin L. A systematic review and meta-analysis: Do absorbable or non-absorbable suture materials differ in cosmetic outcomes in patients requiring primary closure of facial wounds? J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2018; 71:1682-1692. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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