Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Evidence-based medicine, particularly randomized controlled trials, influences many daily decisions within the medical specialties. The structure of questions asked during the history and selection of physical examination maneuvers, diagnostic tests, and treatment regimens are all guided by evidence-based medicine. Implementation of evidence-based medicine has been slower in surgical practice. The purpose of this study was to survey published plastic surgery literature to evaluate changes in the level of evidence from pre-evidence-based medicine popularization to the present time. METHODS:Articles from Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for the years 1983, 1993, and 2003 were ranked by a five-point level of evidence scale. The highest level of evidence value (1) was given to randomized clinical trials and the lowest value (5) was given to individual case reports; 989 articles were ranked. RESULTS:The average level of evidence of an article published in 1983 was lower than that of one published in 2003 (4.42 versus 4.16, respectively), and the majority of research (86.9 percent in 2003) remained largely uncontrolled and descriptive in nature. However, there was a trend toward higher-quality research. The percentage of studies with control or placebo groups nearly doubled from 1983 to 2003 (from 7.21 percent to 13.7 percent), and the number of randomized clinical trials increased (zero versus seven). CONCLUSION:The plastic surgery literature has responded to the demand for more evidence-based medicine, but the rate of change has been slow and the field will likely never enjoy the high level of evidence of medical fields.
journal_name
Plast Reconstr Surgjournal_title
Plastic and reconstructive surgeryauthors
Loiselle F,Mahabir RC,Harrop ARdoi
10.1097/01.prs.0000304600.23129.d3subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-04-01 00:00:00pages
207e-211eissue
4eissn
0032-1052issn
1529-4242pii
00006534-200804000-00056journal_volume
121pub_type
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
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更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1980-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1976-02-01 00:00:00