Consecutive case series

A consecutive case series is a clinical study that includes all eligible patients identified by the researchers during the study registration period. The patients are treated in the order in which they are identified. This type of study usually does not have a control group. A consecutive case series is a clinical study that includes all eligible patients identified by the researchers during the study registration period. The patients are treated in the order in which they are identified. This type of study usually does not have a control group. For example, in Sugrue, et al. (2016), a consecutive case series design was used to determine trends in hand surgery research. This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document 'Dictionary of Cancer Terms'.