A protocol for the development of the STROCSS guideline: Strengthening the Reporting of Cohort Studies in Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) coined in 2007, highlighted the importance of improving the quality of observational research by providing an item checklist in order to avoid inadequate reporting of research. However, currently there are no reporting guidelines specific to surgical cohort studies, which have an extremely important role within the surgical literature. The recent development of surgery specific guidelines has underscored how surgical and procedural interventions require additional detail for readers to have a complete, clear, transparent and reproducible understanding. The objective of this research is to conduct a Delphi consensus exercise to develop the STROCSS guideline (Strengthening the Reporting of Coho

SUBMITTER: Agha RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6913553 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature