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Comparison of Wikipedia and Schwartz Principles of Surgery DISCERN scores indicating content quality.
| Article topics | DISCERN, mean of both readers | |
|
|
Wikipedia | Schwartz |
| Carotid artery disease | 62.0 | 74.0 |
| Critical limb ischemia | 64.5 | 73.0 |
| Claudication | 45.0 | 73.5 |
| Acute limb ischemia | 56.5 | 71.0 |
| Aortic dissection | 57.5 | 70.0 |
| Abdominal aortic aneurysm | 61.0 | 74.5 |
| Venous insufficiency | 31.0 | 70.5 |
| Mesenteric ischemia | 45.5 | 65.0 |
