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The fragility of statistically significant findings from randomized controlled trials in pediatric appendicitis: A systematic review

Abstract

PURPOSE: Randomized controlled trials (RCT) in pediatric appendicitis remain limited, and the robustness of available evidence is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the fragility of results in pediatric appendicitis RCTs. METHODS: A systematic search of Embase and MEDLINE was performed. Eligible studies were two-armed RCTs that included at least one statistically significant dichotomous outcome, had parallel-group allocation, and …

Authors

Robinson T; Al-Shahwani N; Easterbrook B; VanHouwelingen L

Journal

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 800–804

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

5 2020

DOI

10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.01.030

ISSN

0022-3468