An evaluation of reporting guidelines and Clinical Trial Registry requirements among anesthesiology journals

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are essential to evidence-based medicine, providing critical advancements in anesthesiology. 1 Land-mark RCTs have led to the routine use of capnography, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, and the novel paralytic reversal agent sugammadex. 1 However, the usefulness of RCT findings depends on theiraccuratereporting. 2 Poortrialreporting,orlackofreporting,fos-ters misleading conclusions and violates ethical obligations that can cause harm. Thus, ensuring accuracy and transparent RCT reporting is essential.