Evidence-based Surgery

Evidence-based Surgery
ISBN-10
1550091166
ISBN-13
9781550091168
Category
Medical
Pages
688
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
PMPH-USA
Authors
John L. Cameron, Toby A. Gordon, Toby Gordon

Description

As the healthcare environment changes, the need for outcomes-based tre atment planning becomes even more critical. This book guides the reade r through current outcomes-based research as it pertains to surgery. F irst, it gives a complete overview of the practice of evidence-based s urgery (EBS), with topics such as treatment planning, policy issues, a nd ethical issues. Then it gives practical, step-by-step advice on the methodology of EBS, with chapters on study design, outcomes measures, adjustments for complications and comorbidities, cost, and data sourc es. Last, it publishes the results of numerous respected EBS studies.

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