The SCARE Statement: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines


Agha R. A., Fowler A. J., Saeta A., Barai I., Rajmohan S., Orgill D. P., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.34, pp.180-186, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.08.014
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.180-186
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Case reports have been a long held tradition within the surgical literature. Reporting guidelines can improve transparency and reporting quality. However, recent consensus-based guidelines for case reports (CARE) are not surgically focused. Our objective was to develop surgical case report guidelines.