Global collaboration between platform trials in surgery and anaesthesia
Glasbey, James Webb, Steve A Peel, Trisha Pinkney, Thomas D Myles, Paul S
Glasbey, James
Webb, Steve A
Peel, Trisha
Pinkney, Thomas D
Myles, Paul S
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2024-12-20
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Large, randomised trials are the bedrock of evidence-based medicine, but the resources required to complete such trials greatly limit the number of important clinical questions that can be addressed within a reasonable period of time. Adaptive platform trials can identify effective, ineffective, or harmful treatments faster. These trials have been shown to deliver rapid evidence through the COVID-19 pandemic and are now being adopted across surgery and anaesthesia, with many opportunities for surgeons, anaesthetists, and other perioperative physicians to conduct and collaborate in platform trials.
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Glasbey J, Webb SA, Peel T, Pinkney TD, Myles PS. Global collaboration between platform trials in surgery and anaesthesia. Br J Anaesth. 2025 Feb;134(2):259-262. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.021. Epub 2024 Dec 20
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