1. Quotation errors related to the wound management of open lower limb fractures (WOLLF) randomized clinical trial.
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Curlewis, Keegan, Leung, Brook, Sinclair, Lucy, Ricketts, David, and Rogers, Benedict
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LEG injuries , *CINAHL database , *ONLINE information services , *STATISTICS , *PROFESSIONAL peer review , *MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems , *SYSTEMATIC reviews , *BIBLIOGRAPHY , *NEGATIVE-pressure wound therapy , *INTER-observer reliability , *COMPOUND fractures , *BIBLIOGRAPHICAL citations , *HUMAN error , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *MEDLINE , *MEDICAL literature - Abstract
Purpose: We assessed the accuracy of quotations in the published literature of the Wound Management of Open Lower Limb Fractures (WOLLF) Randomized Clinical Trial. Methods: A literature search was performed to identify all citations of WOLLF from 2018 to 2021. Duplicate papers, non-English language papers, textbooks, technical tip videos, Ph.D. theses, and other grey literature were excluded from analysis. Eligible publications had their full text assessed by 2 independent reviewers who used a validated framework of error classification. Results: We identified 62 original papers that met our eligibility criteria and referenced WOLLF. Of the 62 papers, 12 contained a quotation error (12/62, 19%). Errors were classified into major and minor. There were 7 major errors and 5 minor errors. The majority of quotation errors (7/12, 58%) occurred due to multi-referencing, where groups of references were used to support single assertions. There was substantial agreement between the two independent reviewers as determined by a Kappa coefficient of 0.761. Conclusion: Our study demonstrated a 19% quotation error rate in the literature regarding WOLLF. The majority were due to multi-referencing. We suggest that both authors and reviewers carefully check the source literature of key references. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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