Identifying Predatory Journals in Plastic Surgery: A Prospective Study.

Background: Predatory journals promise high acceptance rates and quick publication in exchange for a processing fee. As these journals aim to maximize profits, they neglect traditional mechanisms used to ensure a high-quality publication. Unsolicited email invitations are a characteristic of predatory journals that often inundate the inboxes of surgeons.

Reporting Outcomes and Outcome Measures in Digital Replantation: A Systematic Review.

 There is a lack of consensus on what the critical outcomes in replantation are and how best to measure them. This review aims to identify all reported outcomes and respective outcome measures used in digital replantation.  Randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, and single-arm observational studies of adults undergoing replantation with at least one well-described outcome or outcome measure were identified.

Reporting Outcomes and Outcome Measures in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: Comparison between studies assessing outcomes after surgical treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS) has proven to be difficult owing to variations in outcome reporting. This study aimed to identify outcomes and outcome measures used to evaluate postoperative results for CuTS.

Methods: We performed computerized database searches of MEDLINE and EMBASE.

Outcomes and Outcome Measures in Breast Reduction Mammaplasty: A Systematic Review.

Background: Reduction mammaplasty remains critical to the treatment of breast hypertrophy. No technique has been shown to be superior; however, comparison between studies is difficult due to variation in outcome reporting.

Objectives: The authors sought to identify a comprehensive list of outcomes and outcome measures in reduction mammaplasty.

Reporting Time Horizons in Randomized Controlled Trials in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review.

Background: Current guidelines for randomized controlled trial reporting do not require authors to justify their choice of time horizon. This is concerning, as the time horizon when an outcome is assessed has important implications for the interpretation of study results, and resources allocated to an investigation. Therefore, this study seeks to examine the standards of time horizon reporting in the plastic surgery literature.

Introducing Knowledge Translation to Plastic Surgery: Turning Evidence into Practice.

Best evidence has no bearing on quality of life if it is not implemented in clinical practice. The authors introduce knowledge translation as a theoretical framework for closing the gap between evidence and practice in plastic surgery. The current state of published evidence in plastic surgery is reviewed and evaluated, with the recommendation to use the EQUATOR Network's guidelines for reporting clinical research findings.