Availability of evidence and comparative effectiveness for surgical versus drug interventions: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Emmanuel A ZavalisAnaïs RameauAnirudh SaraswathulaJoachim VistEwoud SchuitJohn P A Ioannidis

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

Though the relative merits of surgical versus drug interventions are important to know for many diseases, high strength randomised evidence is rare. More randomised trials comparing surgery to drug interventions are needed.

Keyphrases

meta analyses
clinical trial
systematic review
physical activity
open label
study protocol
minimally invasive
double blind
adverse drug
randomized controlled trial
drug induced
placebo controlled
emergency department
coronary artery disease
electronic health record