IDEAL framework for surgical innovation 2: observational studies in the exploration and assessment stages.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

94 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Identifying and reporting modifications to surgical innovation: a systematic review of IDEAL/IDEAL-D studies.BMJ open · 2025
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2. Examining the empirical evidence for IDEAL 2b studies: the effects of preceding prospective collaborative cohort studies on the quality and impact of subsequent randomized controlled trials of surgical innovations - protocol for a systematic review and case-control analysis.BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies · 2022
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3. A mapping review of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease.Techniques in coloproctology · 2021
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4. Global vascular guidelines on the management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia.Journal of vascular surgery · 2019
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5. Robot-assisted stereotactic brain biopsy: systematic review and bibliometric analysis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2018
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6. Innovation in neurosurgery: less than IDEAL? A systematic review.Acta neurochirurgica · 2017
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7. What Evidence Underlies Clinical Practice in Paediatric Surgery? A Systematic Review Assessing Choice of Study Design.PloS one · 2016
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8. Appraisal of evidence base for introduction of new implants in hip and knee replacement: a systematic review of five widely used device technologies.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2014
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9. Intervention randomized controlled trials involving wrist and shoulder arthroscopy: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2014
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10. Laparoscopic or open abdominal surgery with thoracotomy for patients with oesophageal cancer: ROMIO randomized clinical trial.The British journal of surgery · 2024
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11. Pancreaticojejunostomy without pancreatic duct stent after laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy: preliminary outcomes from a prospective randomized controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2022
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12. The British Orthopaedic Surgery Surveillance study: Perthes' disease: the epidemiology and two-year outcomes from a prospective cohort in Great Britain.The bone & joint journal · 2022
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13. Comparison of robotic and manual implantation of intracerebral electrodes: a single-centre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2021
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14. Implementation of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy From a Randomized Controlled Trial Setting to National Practice.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2020
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15. The SmartTarget Biopsy Trial: A Prospective, Within-person Randomised, Blinded Trial Comparing the Accuracy of Visual-registration and Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Ultrasound Image-fusion Targeted Biopsies for Prostate Cancer Risk Stratification.European urology · 2019
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16. Minimally invasive versus open distal pancreatectomy (LEOPARD): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Trials · 2017
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17. Dead space closure with quilting suture versus conventional closure with drainage for the prevention of seroma after mastectomy for breast cancer (QUISERMAS): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2016
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18. Adoption of robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery across surgical specialties in France: a nationwide population-based study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026
    Article
19. Safety and Effectiveness of a Bioabsorbable Septal Implant for Cartilaginous Nasal Septal Deviation.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2026
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20. Safety of Ovine Forestomach Matrix Across 474 Soft Tissue Defects: Interim Results from the Prospective Multicenter MASTRR Registry.Advances in therapy · 2026
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