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Surgical excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma
Cochrane Reviews, 10/09/09

Sladden MJ et al. – None of the five published trials, nor the authors' meta–analysis, showed a statistically significant difference in overall survival between narrow or wide excision. The summary estimate for overall survival favoured wide excision by a small degree, but the result was not significantly different. This result is compatible with both a 5% relative reduction in overall mortality favouring narrower excision and a 15% relative reduction in overall mortality favouring wider excision. Therefore, a small (but potentially important) difference in overall survival between wide and narrow excision margins cannot be confidently ruled out. The summary estimate for recurrence free survival favoured wide excision but again the result did not reach statistical significance. Current randomised trial evidence is insufficient to address optimal excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma.

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Incorrect Surgical Procedures Within and Outside of the Operating Room
Archives of Surgery, 11/17/09 Relevance Score: 82%

Do absorption and realistic distraction influence performance of component task surgical procedure
Surgical Endoscopy, 10/05/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Lengthening of fourth brachymetatarsia by three different surgical techniques
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume), 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 79%

Surgical interventions for treating acute fractures or non-union of the middle third of the clavicle
Cochrane Reviews, 10/26/09 Relevance Score: 79%

Minimally invasive synthetic suburethral sling operations for stress urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Reviews, 10/23/09 Relevance Score: 79%