Association of Compensation From the Surgical and Medical Device Industry to Physicians and Self-declared Conflict of Interest.

ABSTRACT: Importance:Surgical and medical device manufacturers have a cooperative relationship with clinicians. When evaluating published works, one should assess the integrity and academic credentials of the authors, who serve as putative experts. A relationship with a relevant manufacturer may increase the potential risk for bias in relevant studies. Objective:To characterize the association of industrial payments by device manufacturers, self-declared conflict of interest (COI), and relevance of publications among physicians receiving the highest compensation. Design, Setting, and Participants:This population-based bibliometric analysis identified 10 surgical and medical device manufacturing companies and the 10 physicians receiving the highest compensation from each company using the 2015 Open P

SUBMITTER: Ziai K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583703 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature