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Optimizing case reports and case series: guidance on how to improve quality
Author(s) -
GarcíaDoval I.,
Albrecht J.,
Flohr C.,
Batchelor J.,
Ingram J.R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/bjd.16467
Subject(s) - novelty , relevance (law) , computer science , process (computing) , quality (philosophy) , section (typography) , management science , data science , medical physics , medicine , psychology , epistemology , engineering , political science , social psychology , philosophy , law , operating system
Summary Case reports and case series remain an important part of journals and are often first to document medical breakthroughs. This article reviews their characteristics, aims and limitations. It provides information on how to increase the validity of the bedside decision‐making process that these studies report, using tools such as validated outcomes and split‐body or n ‐of‐1 trials. A section describing tools to improve writing of case reports and case series provides suggestions for detailed reporting and good evaluation of novelty, validity and relevance. It includes general and British Journal of Dermatology ‐specific guidance.