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Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to assess power and sample size. Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy.

Margherita Cadeddu1, Forough Farrokhyar, Achilleas Thoma, Ted Haines, Anna Garnett, Charles H Goldsmith.   

Abstract

Year:  2008        PMID: 19057738      PMCID: PMC2592579     

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Can J Surg        ISSN: 0008-428X            Impact factor:   2.089


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Review 1.  Statistical power in stuttering research: a tutorial.

Authors:  Mark Jones; Val Gebski; Mark Onslow; Ann Packman
Journal:  J Speech Lang Hear Res       Date:  2002-04       Impact factor: 2.297

2.  Peer review of statistics in medical research. Reporting power calculations is important.

Authors:  Douglas G Altman; David Moher; Kenneth F Schulz
Journal:  BMJ       Date:  2002-08-31

3.  Users' guide to the surgical literature. How to assess a randomized controlled trial in surgery.

Authors:  Achilleas Thoma; Forough Farrokhyar; Mohit Bhandari; Ved Tandan
Journal:  Can J Surg       Date:  2004-06       Impact factor: 2.089

4.  The importance of beta, the type II error and sample size in the design and interpretation of the randomized control trial. Survey of 71 "negative" trials.

Authors:  J A Freiman; T C Chalmers; H Smith; R R Kuebler
Journal:  N Engl J Med       Date:  1978-09-28       Impact factor: 91.245

5.  Statistical power, sample size, and their reporting in randomized controlled trials.

Authors:  D Moher; C S Dulberg; G A Wells
Journal:  JAMA       Date:  1994-07-13       Impact factor: 56.272

6.  The use of predicted confidence intervals when planning experiments and the misuse of power when interpreting results.

Authors:  S N Goodman; J A Berlin
Journal:  Ann Intern Med       Date:  1994-08-01       Impact factor: 25.391

7.  A meta-analysis of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in patients suspected of having acute appendicitis.

Authors:  L K Temple; D E Litwin; R S McLeod
Journal:  Can J Surg       Date:  1999-10       Impact factor: 2.089

Review 8.  Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis.

Authors:  S Sauerland; R Lefering; E A M Neugebauer
Journal:  Cochrane Database Syst Rev       Date:  2004-10-18

9.  The continuing unethical conduct of underpowered clinical trials.

Authors:  Scott D Halpern; Jason H T Karlawish; Jesse A Berlin
Journal:  JAMA       Date:  2002-07-17       Impact factor: 56.272

10.  Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: what is the real difference? Results of a prospective randomized double-blinded trial.

Authors:  R C Ignacio; R Burke; D Spencer; C Bissell; C Dorsainvil; P A Lucha
Journal:  Surg Endosc       Date:  2003-12-29       Impact factor: 4.584

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1.  Users' Guide to the Surgical Literature. Understanding confidence intervals.

Authors:  Margherita Cadeddu; Forough Farrokhyar; Carolyn Levis; Sylvie Cornacchi; Ted Haines; Achilleas Thoma
Journal:  Can J Surg       Date:  2012-06       Impact factor: 2.089

2.  Practical tips for surgical research: how to optimize patient recruitment.

Authors:  Achilleas Thoma; Forough Farrokhyar; Leslie McKnight; Mohit Bhandari
Journal:  Can J Surg       Date:  2010-06       Impact factor: 2.089

3.  Why perform a priori sample size calculation?

Authors:  Forough Farrokhyar; Deven Reddy; Rudolf W Poolman; Mohit Bhandari
Journal:  Can J Surg       Date:  2013-06       Impact factor: 2.089

4.  Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to assess a noninferiority trial.

Authors:  Achilleas Thoma; Forough Farrokhyar; Daniel Waltho; Luis H Braga; Sheila Sprague; Charlie H Goldsmith
Journal:  Can J Surg       Date:  2017-12       Impact factor: 2.089

Review 5.  A brief review of laparoscopic appendectomy: the issues and the evidence.

Authors:  N Vettoretto; F Agresta
Journal:  Tech Coloproctol       Date:  2010-11-18       Impact factor: 3.781

6.  Minimal Clinically Important Difference of Oxford, Constant, and UCLA shoulder score for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Authors:  Sheng Xu; Jerry Yongqiang Chen; Hannah Mei En Lie; Ying Hao; Denny Tjiauw Tjoen Lie
Journal:  J Orthop       Date:  2019-11-27

Review 7.  Limits to clinical trials in surgical areas.

Authors:  Marco Kawamura Demange; Felipe Fregni
Journal:  Clinics (Sao Paulo)       Date:  2011       Impact factor: 2.365

8.  Treatment Delay Impact on Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Mandibular Fractures: A Systematic Review.

Authors:  Nicholas Stone; Alex Corneman; Anthony R Sandre; Forough Farrokhyar; Achilleas Thoma; Michael J Cooper
Journal:  Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open       Date:  2018-06-18

9.  Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to assess an article about harm in surgery.

Authors:  Achilleas Thoma; Manraj Nirmal Kaur; Forough Farrokhyar; Daniel Waltho; Carolyn Levis; Peter Lovrics; Charlie H Goldsmith
Journal:  Can J Surg       Date:  2016-09       Impact factor: 2.089

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