Clinical trial registration as a necessary precondition for consideration of publication of
manuscripts based on clinical trials was first proposed by the International Committee of …

Background Reporting guidelines and study registration can minimize bias and improve the
reporting quality of biomedical research, but may not be fully utilized. The objective of this …

METHODS: Medline was searched by an information specialist from 1 January 2009 to 30
June 2011 for the MESH heading “Surgery, Plastic” with limitations for English language …

Background: The current climate of health care reform and research funding restrictions
presents new challenges for academic plastic surgery. Collaboration with private enterprise …

Editorial board members 23 (61) 15 (39) Authorsa) 178 (87) 27 (13) Citationsb) 16 (35) 30
(65) Values are presented as number (%). a) The nationality of corresponding authors in …

Discussion: Discrepancies between Registered and Published P... : Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery Discussion: Discrepancies between Registered and Published …

Background: Case-control study designs are commonly used. However, many published
case-control studies are not true case-controls and are in fact mislabeled. The purpose of …

Background: Well-conducted systematic reviews have a critical role in informing evidence-
based decision-making in plastic surgery. The authors' objective was to assess the …

The role of the randomised clinical trial (RCT) in surgical research has received much
attention in the medical literature. 2, 3 Whilst it is often regarded as the 'holy grail'of study …

Aim: To characterise the publication practices of consultant surgeons, who are full members
of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), over …