@article{572aef833ed34a62b644083c163cd7cd,
title = "Randomized trials in surgery",
author = "Gelijns, {Annetine C.} and Ascheim, {Deborah D.} and Parides, {Michael K.} and Kent, {K. Craig} and Moskowitz, {Alan J.}",
note = "Funding Information: Supported in part by grants HL088942 and HL77096 from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and by grant NF051566 from the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health. Funding Information: These observational studies and so-called pragmatic or practical randomized clinical trials can provide important insights about expanding patient populations, changes in management techniques, or changes in the procedure itself. This possibility is especially the case for high-cost, high-prevalence procedures and conditions. In New York State, for example, registries exist for all patients undergoing CABG surgery or PCI. 16 Similarly, in the case of LVADs, a registry (INTERMACS) was established, which is supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the FDA, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and industry. Evaluating changes in outcomes and validating risk scores are important contributions from such registries, because such scores constitute critical tools for guiding patient selection decisions. ",
year = "2009",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.surg.2009.04.003",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "145",
pages = "581--587",
journal = "Surgery",
issn = "0039-6060",
publisher = "Mosby Inc.",
number = "6",
}