Bringing credibility to observational research in critical care: the case of target trial emulation designs
INTRODUCTION Historically, relying on observational data to evaluate causal effects has been considered a sin, with journals often advising authors to remove causal language from their results, whereas randomized clinical trials remain the gold standard for assessing the comparative effectiveness and safety of treatments.() However, clinical trials are often impractical, unethical, or untimely.() In addition, […]
Authors
- Sérgio Renato da Rosa Decker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6989-3079)
- Ary Serpa Neto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1520-9387)
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (BR)
- Austin Hospital (AU)
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento (BR)
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (AU)
- Deaconess Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Care Science
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.62675/2965-2774.20250142
- Primary Topic
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00