Data: Funding and Research
Authors
of practice guidelines
87% funded through industry
59% recd products from supporting companies
Denied relationship affected choice
Meta-Analysis:
1140 studies
Industry sponsorship related to positive outcome
Also related to limits on publication and data
sharing
Orthopaedic
Results
Industry funding related to positive outcome
Most severe in arthroplasty (83% vs 45%, p<0.004)
Sources: JAMA v287, JAMA
v289, CORR v415