Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Background: Relationships between industry and physicians are critical for innovation in the field of arthroplasty surgery. However, these relationships can present a conflict of interest (COI) for medical research and are required to be disclosed by most journals. The rate of accurate disclosures by physicians has not been studied in arthroplasty surgery. Methods: < .05. Results: From 2014-2018, 3147 articles were published with 4038 authors meeting inclusion criteria. Of authors with financial disclosures, 2298 (57%) authors correctly disclosed. The total value of disclosed COI equaled $1.71 billion. The total value of undisclosed conflicts of interest equaled $334 million. For payments >$1,000,000 physicians disclosed accurately 86% of the time. For payments between $100 and $9999 physicians accurately disclosed 26% of the time. Senior authors disclosed correctly 72% of the time, which was significantly higher compared to middle and first authors. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of inaccurate disclosures in the field of arthroplasty surgery. This suggests a need to further educate early-career physicians on what constitutes a COI. Standardization of disclosure forms and verifications with the Open Payments Database can help increase the rate of accurate disclosures.
Source: Arthroplasty Today
Authors: Robert T. Tisherman, Richard A. Wawrose, Aditya M. Mittal, Stephen R. Chen, Joseph Chen, Christopher J. Como, Malcolm Dombrowski, Jeremy D. Shaw
Institution: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Pharmacology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,500
OpenAlex ID: W4403353314