Last week, Liang Liu presented a paper entitled ‘Reporting Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) in solid organ transplantation’ at the ESOT congress which was held in Glasgow, UK. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) can provide Level 1 evidence to guide treatment. Previously, we reviewed RCTs in solid organ transplantation that were published between 2004 and 2006. The […]
At the Centre for Evidence in Transplantation (CET) we have been rating the methodological quality of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published since 2004. The quality score is a composite score assessing allocation concealment, intention to treat (ITT) analysis and the Jadad scale which comprises items on the adequate description of randomisation, double blinding and withdrawals. […]
The MRC centre for transplantation are running a 2 day course entitled “Frontiers in Transplantation: Clinical Excellence Through Innovation” in London on the 8-9 September 2011. This two-day course is for Medical and Surgical trainees, Transplant Physicians, Surgeons or nurses, allied health professionals and scientists interested in translational transplantation biology. The course will cover recent developments […]