Beard DJ

ORCID: 0000-0001-7884-6389 · 3 papers in corpus · active 2014-2020
2020
Research quality and transparency, outcome measurement and evidence for safety and effectiveness in robot-assisted surgery: systematic review.
BJS open ·doi:10.1002/bjs5.50352

BackgroundRobot-assisted surgery (RAS) has potential panspecialty surgical benefits. High-quality evidence for widespread implementation is lacking. This systematic review aimed to assess the RAS evidence base for the quality of randomized …

2018
The use of placebos in controlled trials of surgical interventions: a brief history.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine ·doi:10.1177/0141076818769833
2014
Use of placebo controls in the evaluation of surgery: systematic review.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) ·doi:10.1136/bmj.g3253

ObjectiveTo investigate whether placebo controls should be used in the evaluation of surgical interventions.DesignSystematic review.Data sourcesWe searched Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register from their inception to…