A systematic review and in-depth analysis of outcome reporting in early phase studies of colorectal cancer surgical innovation.
Christin HoffmannRhiannon C MacefieldN WilsonJane M BlazebyKerry N L AveryShelley PotterAngus G K McNairPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
There is outcome reporting heterogeneity in studies of early phase colorectal cancer surgery. The adoption of core outcome sets may help to resolve these inconsistencies and enable efficient evaluation of surgical innovations.