Conflict of interest disclosure by US cardiothoracic surgeons.
Dyanna L MeloTaufiq IslamKhadija NasserEric L R BédardSimon R TurnerPublished in: World journal of surgery (2024)
Nearly all the reviewed publications in three top CT surgery journals were by surgeons who received payments from companies, but very few of these payments were recorded as potential conflicts of interest. A more consistent and robust policy of COI disclosure is needed to reduce perceptions of bias.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- healthcare
- thoracic surgery
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- public health
- computed tomography
- image quality
- primary care
- dual energy
- mental health
- contrast enhanced
- surgical site infection
- human health
- positron emission tomography
- randomized controlled trial
- risk assessment
- meta analyses