Introduction The SCARE Guidelines were first published in 2016 and were last updated in
2018. They provide a structure for reporting surgical case reports and are used and endorsed …

Introduction The SCARE Guidelines were published in 2016 to provide a structure for
reporting surgical case reports. Since their publication, SCARE guidelines have been widely …

Introduction Case reports have been a long held tradition within the surgical literature. Reporting
guidelines can improve transparency and reporting quality. However, recent consensus…

Introduction The STROCSS guideline was developed in 2017 to improve the reporting quality
of observational studies in surgery. Building on its impact and usefulness, we sought to …

Introduction The PROCESS Guidelines were first published in 2016 and were last updated
in 2018. They provide a structure for reporting surgical case series in order to increase …

Introduction The development of reporting guidelines over the past 20 years represents a
major advance in scholarly publishing with recent evidence showing positive impacts. Whilst …

Introduction The PROCESS guidelines were published in 2016 to provide a structure for
reporting surgical case series. The PROCESS guidelines have since been widely endorsed by …

Introduction Case series have been a long held tradition within the surgical literature and
are still frequently published. Reporting guidelines can improve transparency and reporting …

Controversy exists regarding the effectiveness and safety of bariatric/metabolic surgery in
elderly patients. We performed a systematic review on this issue in patients aged 60 years or …

Background: Antibacterial lavage with topical antibiotics may reduce the occurrence of capsular
contracture (CC) in breast augmentation. Objectives: The authors investigate the efficacy …