Clinical Research Methods for Surgeons provides the surgeon with an easy-to-use guide for interpreting published clinical research. This book is also intended to serve as a reference guide for the surgeon who wishes to conduct clinical research either to answer scientific, hypothesis-driven questions or simply to evaluate one's quality of care.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"There are larger reference texts but the simplicity of this book makes it an ideal place to start." -British Journal of Surgery
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Professional/practitioner
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
33
33 s/w Abbildungen
350 p. 33 illus.
Maße
Höhe: 258 mm
Breite: 185 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-58829-326-8 (9781588293268)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-59745-230-4
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Building a Foundation for Clinical Research.- Planning the Research.- Ethical Issues in Clinical Research.- Budget Development and Staffing.- Clinical Research Design and Statistical Techniques.- Nonrandomized Interventional Study Designs (Quasi-Experimental Designs).- Randomized Clinical Trials of Surgical Procedures.- Use of Observational Databases (Registries) in Research.- Risk Adjustment.- Basic Statistical Methods.- Survival Analyses.- Assessing the Performance and Validity of Diagnostic Tests and Screening Programs.- Secondary Data Analyses.- Outcome Measurement.- Traditional Outcome Measures.- Health-Related Quality of Life.- Measuring Patient Satisfaction.- Special Topics In Surgical Clinical Research.- Quality of Care.- Cost-Effectiveness Analyses.- Qualitative Research Techniques.- Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.
