Reporting Guidelines

Effective Use of Reporting Guidelines to Improve the Quality of Surgical Research
Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD; Amir A. Ghaferi, MD MSc; Melina R. Kibbe, MD

Guide to Statistics and Methods

STROBE Reporting Guidelines for Observational Studies
Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MS; Todd A. Schwartz, DrPH; Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD

Editorial: Effective Use of Reporting Guidelines to Improve the Quality of Surgical Research
Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD; Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MSc; Melina R. Kibbe, MD

SQUIRE Reporting Guidelines for Quality Improvement Studies
Rachel R. Kelz, MD, MSCE, MBA; Todd A. Schwartz, DrPH; Elliot R. Haut, MD, PhD

ISPOR Reporting Guidelines for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Nader N. Massarweh, MD, MPH; Jason S. Haukoos, MD, MSc; Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MS

TRIPOD Reporting Guidelines for Diagnostic and Prognostic Studies
Rachel E. Pazter, PhD, MPH; Amy H. Kaji, MD, PhD; Yuman Fong, MD

CHEERS Reporting Guidelines for Economic Evaluations
Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS; Jason S. Haukoos, MD, MSc; Jennifer F. Tseng, MD, MPH

AAPOR Reporting Guidelines for Survey Studies
Susan C. Pitt, MD, MPHS; Todd A. Schwartz, DrPH; Danny Chu, MD

MOOSE Reporting Guidelines for Meta-analyses of Observational Studies
Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD; Todd A. Schwarts, DRPH, MS; Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD

PRISMA Reporting Guidelines for Meta-analyses and Systemic Reviews
Shipra Arya, MD, SM; Amy H Kaji, MD, PhD; Marja A. Boermeester, MD, PhD

SRQR and COREQ Reporting Guidelines for Qualitative Studies
Lesly A. Dossett, MD, MPH; Amy H. Kaji, MD, PhD; Amalia Cochran, MD

The CONSORT Framework
Ryan P. Merkow, MD, MD; Amy H. Kaji, MD, PhD; Kamal M. F. Itani, MD

TREND Reporting Guidelines for Nonrandomized/Quasi-Experimental Study Designs
Alex B. Haynes, MD, MPH; Jason S. Haukoos, MDm MMSc; Justin D. Dimick, MD, MPH