Outcome reporting in randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses of appendicitis treatments in children: a systematic review

BACKGROUND: Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children. Despite this, there is no core outcome set (COS) described for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in children with appendicitis and hence no consensus regarding outcome selection, definition and reporting. We aimed to...

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Main Authors: Hall, Nigel J. (Author), Kapadia, Mufiza Z. (Author), Eaton, Simon (Author), Chan, Winnie W.Y (Author), Nickel, Cheri (Author), Pierro, Agostino (Author), Offringa, Martin (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2015-06-17.
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