Journal article
The inter-rater reliability of the diagnosis of surgical site infection in the context of a clinical trial
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The diagnosis of surgical site infection following endoprosthetic reconstruction for bone tumours is frequently a subjective diagnosis. Large clinical trials use blinded Central Adjudication Committees (CACs) to minimise the variability and bias associated with assessing a clinical outcome. The aim of this study was to determine the level of inter-rater and intra-rater agreement in the diagnosis of surgical site infection in the …
Authors
Nuttall J; Evaniew N; Thornley P; Griffin A; Deheshi B; O’Shea T; Wunder J; Ferguson P; Randall RL; Turcotte R
Journal
Bone and Joint Research, Vol. 5, No. 8, pp. 347–352
Publisher
British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
Publication Date
August 2016
DOI
10.1302/2046-3758.58.bjr-2016-0036.r1
ISSN
2046-3758