Global collaboration between platform trials in surgery and anaesthesia
Abstract
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.
Date
2024-12-20
Type
Editorial
Subject
Surgery, Surgery::Anaesthesia
Collections
Citation
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
Journal / Source Title
British Journal of Anaesthesia
DOI
10.1016/j.bja.2024.09.021
PMID
39706702
Publisher
British Journal of Anaesthesia
Publisher’s URL
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00070912