Study selection criteria were determined during the protocol stage according to the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome (PICO) model for clinical questions.15Experimental studies (randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs) and observational studies (cohort, case-control and case series...
As the name suggests,quantitativerefers to a group of methods whose main focus is on quantities, that is, numbers. ... In a health care context, randomised controlled trials are quantitative in nature, as are case-control and cohort studies. Surveys (questionnaires) are usually quantitative . ...
Cohort studies are the most robust of observational epidemiological studies and most closely simulate a controlled trial. In cohort studies, disease-free individuals are questioned about environmental exposures. They may also have tissue (e.g. blood, toenails, hair) procured for laboratory analysis. ...
Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Robotic versus Open Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer: Perioperative and Pathologic Results Background In recent years, surgeons have begun to report case series of minimally invasive approaches to radical cystectomy, including robotic-assisted te... Jeff,Nix...
Nineteen were cohort studies (seven prospective and 12 retrospective), two were retrospective case–control studies, and one was a randomized controlled study... P.,Kopterides,M.,... - 《Clinical Microbiology & Infection》 被引量: 232发表: 2009年 Negative-pressure wound therapy for critically ...
On the reliability and validity of manual muscle testing: a literature review The observational cohort studies demonstrated good external and internal validity, and the 12 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that were reviewed show that... SC Cuthbert,GJ Goodheart - 《Chiropractic & Osteopathy》 被...
Su1607 Risk of Serious Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Complications With Concomitant use of Non-Selective NSAIDs and Clopidogrel for at Least 4 Weeks: A Series of Systematic Reviews of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT), Cohort Studies and... Su1771 Risk of Serious Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Comp...
The data are stored in an electronic Case Report Form (eCRF) using REDCap [48, 49]. The metadata are stored in the eCRF. Study monitoring will be performed by in-house study monitors from the UMCG. Depending on the type of data and associated privacy regulations, data from the MS-CEBA...
morphine given at time of induction, concentration other than 0.25% bupivacaine for caudal analgesia, additions of another additive, dexamethasone given other than through the caudal route, dose other than 1 ml/kg bupivacaine and 0.2 mg/kg dexamethasone, and day-case surgery were excluded from stud...
Current guidelines for case series (PROCESS), cohort studies (STROBE) and randomised controlled trials (CONSORT) were analysed to compile a list of items which were used as baseline material for developing a suitable checklist for surgical cohort guidelines. These were then put forward in a Delphi...