Journal of neurosurgery
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Journal of neurosurgery · Aug 2014
Editorial CommentEditorial: traumatic brain injury and postoperative CT.
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Observational studies, such as cohort and case-control studies, are valuable instruments in evidence-based medicine. Case-control studies, in particular, are becoming increasingly popular in the neurosurgical literature due to their low cost and relative ease of execution; however, no one has yet systematically assessed these types of studies for quality in methodology and reporting. ⋯ The results of this analysis show that the majority of studies in the neurosurgical literature that identify themselves as "case-control" studies are, in fact, labeled incorrectly. Positive and negative predictors were identified. The authors provide several recommendations that may reverse the incorrect and inappropriate use of the term "case-control" and improve the quality of design and reporting of true case-control studies in neurosurgery.
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Journal of neurosurgery · Aug 2014
Editorial CommentEditorial: see one, simulate fifty, then do one?