title: Challenges in performing surgical randomized controlled trials in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawacho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. msasako@hyo-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasako
authors.forename: Yukinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000592:standards; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011786:Quality Control; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012449:Safety; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*