A systematic methodological review of non-randomised interventional studies of elective ventral hernia repair: clear definitions and a standardised minimum dataset are needed.

Samuel G ParkerS HalliganM ErotocritouC P J WoodR W BoultonA A O PlumbA C J WindsorS Mallett

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2019)

Currently, non-randomised interventional studies of VH repair are methodologically poor. Clear outcome definitions and a standardised minimum dataset are needed.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
open label
double blind
case control
study protocol
placebo controlled
spinal cord
deep brain stimulation
spinal cord injury