Objective: The aim of this study was to define reporting standards for IDEAL format studies.
Background: The IDEAL Framework and Recommendations establish an integrated …

Introduction Evaluation of new surgical innovations is complex and variably regulated, and
historically the quality of surgical studies has been criticized. The IDEAL (Idea …

Background Evaluation of new surgical procedures is a complex process challenged by
evolution of technique, operator learning curves, the possibility of variable procedural …

Objective: To update, clarify, and extend IDEAL concepts and recommendations.
Background: New surgical procedures, devices, and other complex interventions need …

Surgery has made massive advances in the last 50 years. Much of this progress however
has not been within the context of transparent, robustly planned, conducted and reported …

Abstract Introduction The PROCESS Guidelines were first published in 2016 and were last
updated in 2018. They provide a structure for reporting surgical case series in order to …

New surgical procedures are continuously entering clinical practice. Evaluating these
interventions to ensure their safe use is of the utmost importance. New procedures are …

Background: Meta-analyses are useful tools for summarizing surgical evidence as they aim
to encompass multiple sources of information on a particular research question, but they …

Introduction The PROCESS guidelines were published in 2016 to provide a structure for
reporting surgical case series. The PROCESS guidelines have since been widely endorsed …

Methods: A PROCESS 2023 steering group was created. By working in collaboration,
members of this group came up with proposals to update the PROCESS 2020 guidelines …