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Effects of Analysis on the Clinical Applicability of Study Results

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The analysis of a clinical study has a profound impact on its results. In interventional studies, it is important to include all recruited patients in an ‘intention-to-treat’ analysis in order to avoid bias and lost information. All clinical research studies should have prospectively written data analysis plans created by a person with statistical expertise in order to ensure that appropriate tests are used.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Aaron S. Hess & Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Hess, A.S., Abd-Elsayed, A. (2019). Effects of Analysis on the Clinical Applicability of Study Results. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_20

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