Challenges and potential solutions to the evaluation, monitoring, and regulation of surgical innovations

Abstract Background As it may be argued that many surgical interventions provide obvious patient benefits, formal, staged assessment of the efficacy and safety of surgical procedures has historically been and remains uncommon. The majority of innovative surgical procedures have therefore often been...

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Main Authors: Derek J. Roberts, David A. Zygun, Chad G. Ball, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Peter D. Faris, Matthew T. James, Kelly J. Mrklas, Brenda D. Hemmelgarn, Braden Manns, Henry T. Stelfox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0586-5