Evidence-based surgery / / [edited by] Toby A. Gordon, John L. Cameron

• Pubblicazione: Hamilton, Ontario, : B.C. Decker, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 688 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 617
• Soggetto topico: Diagnosis, Surgical; Evidence-based medicine
• Altri autori: GordonToby A CameronJohn L
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contributors; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Evolution of Modern Surgery; Chapter 2: Origins of Evidence-Based Surgery; Chapter 3: Stakeholder Perspectives; Chapter 4: Framework for Evidence-Based Surgery; Chapter 5: Legal Issues; Chapter 6: Ethical Issues; Chapter 7: Health Policy Research: Information Guiding Clinical Decision Making at the Population Level; Chapter 8: Evidence-Based Surgery in the United Kingdom; Chapter 9: Tools and Techniques: Study Design; Chapter 10: Clinical Outcomes Measures; Chapter 11: Risk Adjustment ; Chapter 12: Key Economic Outcomes Measures; Chapter 13: Critical Evaluation of Evidence; Chapter 14: Leveraging Information Technology; Chapter 15: Administrative Data and Evidence-Based Surgery; Chapter 16: Electronic Patient Records; Chapter 17: Practice Guidelines: Evidence and Intuition; Chapter 18: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures; Chapter 19: Consumer Health Information and Evidence-Based Surgery; Chapter 20: Esophageal Surgery; Chapter 21: Gastric Surgery; Chapter 22: Colon Surgery; Chapter 23: Rectal Carcinoma; Chapter 24: Hepatobiliary Surgery; Chapter 25: Pancreatic Surgery ; Chapter 26: Breast Surgery; Chapter 27: Endocrine Surgery; Chapter 28: Vascular Surgery; Chapter 29: Surgical Critical Care; Chapter 30: Trauma; Chapter 31: Burns; Chapter 32: Transplantation; Chapter 33: Minimally Invasive Surgery; Chapter 34: Thoracic Surgery; Chapter 35: Cardiac Surgery; Chapter 36: Plastic Surgery; Chapter 37: Pediatric Surgery; Chapter 38: Gynecologic Surgery; Chapter 39: Ophthalmic Surgery; Chapter 40: Orthopaedic Surgery; Chapter 41: Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Chapter 42: Urology; Chapter 43: Neurosurgery; Chapter 44: Evidence-Based Anesthesiology; Chapter 45: Surgical Pathology; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: As the healthcare environment changes, the need for outcomes-based treatment planning becomes even more critical. This book guides the reader through current outcomes-based research as it pertains to surgery. First, it gives a complete overview of the practice of evidence-based surgery (EBS), with topics such as treatment planning, policy issues, and 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 sources. Last, it publishes the results of numerous respected EBS studies.
• Altri titoli varianti: Surgery
• Titolo autorizzato: Evidence-based surgery
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910970457503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II