Preferred reporting of case series in surgery; the PROCESS guidelines

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

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.36, pp.319-323, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.10.025
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.319-323
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: Case series have been a long held tradition within the surgical literature and are still frequently published. Reporting guidelines can improve transparency and reporting quality. No guideline exists for reporting case series, and our recent systematic review highlights the fact that key data are being missed from such reports. Our objective was to develop reporting guidelines for surgical case series.