Chapter
Hierarchy of Evidence in Surgical Research
Abstract
The hierarchy of evidence is a rating system commonly used to evaluate the strength of evidence presented in medical research. The levels of evidence are a vital component of evidence-based surgical practice and are a valuable tool by which surgeons are able to understand and rank the surgical literature by study design. This chapter reviews the levels of evidence and their associated study designs for therapeutic research, prognostic research, …
Authors
Del Fabbro G; Bzovsky S; Thoma A; Sprague S
Book title
Evidence-Based Surgery
Pagination
pp. 43-54
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2025
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-87083-5_5