Journal article
The effect of loss to follow-up on treatment of blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injury
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Loss to follow-up (LTFU) can be a major difficulty for any clinical research study. The objective of this systematic review was to assess the extent of LTFU and its potential effect in studies of adult trauma patients with blunt thoracic aortic injuries (BTAIs).
METHODS: Studies comparing management of BTAIs were systematically reviewed. Duplicate independent review was used for study selection, data abstraction, and critical …
Authors
Kidane B; Plourde M; Chadi SA; Iansavitchene A; Meade MO; Parry NG; Forbes TL
Journal
Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vol. 61, No. 6, pp. 1624–1634
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
6 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.jvs.2015.02.017
ISSN
0741-5214