Surgical practice is evidence based

Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't

1996 • 14,837 citations

Evidence-Based Medicine

1992 • 3,963 citations

A Prospective Analysis of 1518 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies

1991 • 1,411 citations

A method for assessing the quality of a randomized control trial

1981 • 1,370 citations

Incorporating variations in the quality of individual randomized trials into meta-analysis

1992 • 649 citations

Impact of variability among surgeons on postoperative morbidity and mortality and ultimate survival.

1991 • 554 citations

How study design affects outcomes in comparisons of therapy. I: Medical

1989 • 528 citations

Inpatient general medicine is evidence based

1995 • 439 citations

Randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic versus mini cholecystectomy

1992 • 431 citations

Randomised, prospective, single-blind comparison of laparoscopic versus small-incision cholecystectomy

1996 • 430 citations

Laparoscopic versus minilaparotomy cholecystectomy: a randomised trial

1994 • 397 citations

Randomized controlled trial of appendicectomy versus antibiotic therapy for acute appendicitis

1995 • 322 citations

Randomized controlled trial of appendicectomy versus antibiotic therapy for acute appendicitis

1995 • 315 citations

Should we be performing more randomized controlled trials evaluating surgical operations?

1995 • 284 citations

How study design affects outcomes in comparisons of therapy. II: Surgical

1989 • 142 citations

Long saphenous vein saving surgery for varicose veins. A long-term follow-up

1990 • 117 citations

Chronic fissure-in-ano

1992 • 97 citations

Double blind comparison of omeprazole (40 mg od) versus cimetidine (400 mg qd) in the treatment of symptomatic erosive reflux oesophagitis, assessed endoscopically, histologically and by 24 h pH monitoring.

1990 • 90 citations

Guidelines for publishing papers on cancer clinical trials: responsibilities of editors and authors.

1983 • 85 citations

Comparison of emergency and elective haemorrhoidectomy

1994 • 78 citations

Factors influencing noncompliance and contamination in a randomized trial of “Western” (r1) versus “Japanese” (r2) type surgery in gastric cancer

1994 • 48 citations

The controlled clinical trial and the advance of reliable knowledge: an outsider looks in.

1983 • 35 citations

Anal dilatation, lateral subcutaneous sphincterotomy and haemorrhoidectomy for the treatment of second and third degree haemorrhoids. A prospective randomized study.

1992 • 16 citations

A randomised, double‐blind study of mebeverine versus dicyclomine in the treatment of functional abdominal pain in young adults

1990 • 5 citations