CONSORT item reporting quality in the top ten ranked journals of critical care medicine in 2011: a retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Reporting randomised controlled trials is a key element in order to disseminate research findings. The CONSORT statement was introduced to improve the reporting quality. We assessed the adherence to the CONSORT statement of randomised controlled trials published 2011 in the top ten ranked journals of critical care medicine (ISI Web of Knowledge 2011, Thomson Reuters, London UK).

Methods

Design. We performed a retrospective cross sectional data analysis. Setting. This study was executed at the University Hospital of RWTH, Aachen. Participants. We selected the following top ten listed journals according to ISI Web of Knowledge (Thomson Reuters, London, UK) critical care medicine ranking in the year 2011: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,

SUBMITTER: Stevanovic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4447424 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature