A critical analysis of evidence for using sham surgery in Parkinson's disease: implications for public health

被引：6

作者：

Polgar, Stephen ^{[1
]}

Ng, Joanna ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] La Trobe Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Bundoora, Vic 3086, Australia

来源：

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 2007年 / 31卷 / 03期

关键词：

cellular therapies; sham surgery; public health; placebo-controlled randomised controlled trials; evidence-based medicine;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1467-842X.2007.00060.x

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Sham surgery was introduced as a means for improving the methodological quality of surgical research and evaluation. The development of cellular-based surgical therapies for the treatment of Parkinson's disease provides an opportunity to carefully analyse the alleged methodological benefits of sham surgery. However, detailed analysis of the evidence does not support these hypothesised advantages. In this paper, we argue that sham surgery is a public health concern as vulnerable individuals are exposed to unnecessary and costly surgical procedures that have no benefits for ensuring rigorous health research.

引用

页码：270 / 274

页数：5

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