Has the quality of abstracts for randomised controlled trials improved since the release of Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trial guideline for abstract reporting? A survey of four high-profile anaesthesia journals

Can, Ozlem; Yilmaz, Ali; Hasdogan, Menekse; Alkaya, Filiz; Turhan, Sanem; Can, Mehmet; Alanoglu, Zekeriyya

doi:10.1097/eja.0b013e32833fb96f

Has the quality of abstracts for randomised controlled trials improved since the release of Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trial guideline for abstract reporting? A survey of four high-profile anaesthesia journals

Can O. S. , Yilmaz A. A. , Hasdogan M., Alkaya F., Turhan S. C. , Can M. F. , ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, vol.28, no.7, pp.485-492, 2011 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 28 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1097/eja.0b013e32833fb96f
Title of Journal : EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.485-492

Abstract

Background and objective Randomised controlled trial (RCT) abstracts published in journal articles have traditionally been deficient of crucial information. To improve the quality of RCT abstracts, in January 2008, the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trial (CONSORT) group published a checklist of essential information for inclusion. The current study assessed whether there has been an improvement in the quality of RCT abstracts published in main anaesthesia journals since this new guideline was introduced.