{"product_id":"9783131439314","title":"Clinical Research for Surgeons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for this book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eReadable, relevant, and interesting...this book cuts through jargon, recapitulates key concepts, and clarifies with current examples from the literature...recommend[ed].\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Doody's Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA thoughtful introduction and guide to clinical research for surgeons. \u003cbr\u003eThe book is especially useful because surgical research differs from drug and device research in matters like control treatments, blinding, regulation, and funding.\u003c\/em\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eNorman M. Goldfarb, \u003cem\u003eJournal of Clinical Research \u003cbr\u003eBest Practices\u003c\/em\u003e, August, 2012\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClinical Research for Surgeons\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical guide for understanding, planning, conducting, and evaluating surgical research. It covers the principles of evidence-based surgery and applies these principles to the design of suitable research studies. The reader will come to fully understand important concepts such as case-control study, prospective cohort study, randomized trial, and reliability study. The book provides valuable discussions of the critical appraisal of published clinical studies, allowing the reader to learn how to evaluate the quality of such studies with respect to measuring outcomes and to make effective use of all types of evidence in patient care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighlights:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsights from experienced surgeons and veteran researchers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy-to-reference text boxes with Key Concepts, \u003cbr\u003e Jargon Simplified, and Examples from the Literature \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoverage of both open and minimally-invasive surgical procedures \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50 illustrations demonstrating key points\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a valuable reference for clinicians and residents in a range of disciplines, \u003cbr\u003eincluding general surgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, urology, neurosurgery, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, \u003cbr\u003einterventional radiology, cardiac surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thieme","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048760656112,"sku":"9783131439314","price":114.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783131439314_p0.jpg?v=1763720561","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783131439314","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}