Practical Guide to Statistical Considerations in Clinical Trials in Surgery

Stijn W de Jonge¹, Amy H Kaji^{2

3}, Kamal M F Itani^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.
³ Statistical Editor, JAMA Surgery.
⁴ Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Comment

Stijn W de Jonge et al. JAMA Surg. 2023.

. 2023 Jan 1;158(1):89-90.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.4892.

Stijn W de Jonge¹, Amy H Kaji^{2

3}, Kamal M F Itani^{4

5}

¹ Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.
³ Statistical Editor, JAMA Surgery.
⁴ Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Plain language summary

This Guide to Statistics and Methods discusses key statistical considerations in the conduct of randomized clinical trials in surgery.

Clinical Trials Design, Scientific Rigor, and Higher-Level Evidence in Surgery.
Itani KMF, Kibbe MR. Itani KMF, et al. JAMA Surg. 2022 Dec 1;157(12):1078-1079. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.4880. JAMA Surg. 2022. PMID: 36287572 No abstract available.