The role of small or single-institution prospective studies in thoracic research.

Prospective studies small trials thoracic surgery

Journal

Journal of thoracic disease
ISSN: 2072-1439
Titre abrégé: J Thorac Dis
Pays: China
ID NLM: 101533916

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2019
Historique:
entrez: 30 4 2019
pubmed: 30 4 2019
medline: 30 4 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Interventional studies are designed specifically to test the impact of a treatment or management strategy on an outcome of interest. In this article, we will highlight two viewpoints regarding the role of small or single-institution prospective interventional studies within the field of thoracic surgery: first, that these studies are beneficial and can positively impact the field, and second, that these studies can have such significant limitations that they may have no meaningful impact. We will also review elements that can make for successful design and execution of small prospective interventional studies.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31032073
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.01.18
pii: jtd-11-S4-S555
pmc: PMC6465428
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

S555-S561

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Auteurs

Tara R Semenkovich (TR)

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

C Corbin Frye (CC)

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

M Shea Harrison (MS)

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Melanie Subramanian (M)

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Benjamin D Kozower (BD)

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Bryan F Meyers (BF)

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Varun Puri (V)

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

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