Trust & transparency
Sources & verification
Every clinical claim is traceable to a source, and every institutional claim is labeled as institutional.
Source hierarchy
- Society guidelines (AHS, EHS, SAGES)
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses (e.g., Cochrane)
- Randomized controlled trials in peer-reviewed journals
- Large observational studies and registries
- Expert consensus statements
Institutional claims
Accreditation, program volume, and facility-level metrics are drawn from publicly verifiable registries and peer-reviewed institutional series. Institutional metrics are labeled as such and never presented as procedure-specific outcomes.
Reporting a correction
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Last reviewed: July 2026