BACKGROUND. The use of adjuvant chemotherapy to treat adults with localized resectable
soft‐tissue sarcoma remains controversial. The objective of this systematic review was to …

Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of multiple treatment modalities for the
management of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) patients. Background: Current management …

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and
events in specifi c populations (1). These features may provide valuable clues to the etiology …

Blinding refers to the concealment of group allocation from one or more individuals involved
in a clinical research study, most commonly a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Although …

Importance Endovascular intervention for acute ischemic stroke improves revascularization.
But trials examining endovascular therapy yielded variable functional outcomes, and the …

Background Reported accuracy of preoperative localization imaging for primary hyperparathyroidism
(pHPT) varies. The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of ultrasound, …

There is an increasing familiarity with the principles of evidence-based medicine in the
surgical community. As surgeons become more aware of the hierarchy of evidence, grades of …

Background Symptoms of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) associated with mood
disorders (MD), such as depression and anxiety, occur in some patients with quiescent …

Background Vitamin D is essential for maintaining optimal bone health. The prevalence of
vitamin D inadequacy in athletes is currently unclear. Objective The objective of this study is to …

Methods: We systematically reviewed the significance of randomized controlled trials in the
evaluation of surgical interventions, discussed the methodological challenges encountered …