Principles and Practice of Research: Strategies for Surgical Investigators

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Historical Evolution: Methods, Attitudes, Goals....Pages 7-17
Philosophy of Surgical Research....Pages 18-19
Roles for the Surgical Investigator....Pages 20-25
The Development of the Surgical Investigator....Pages 26-35
Facilitating Scholarship: Creating the Atmosphere, Setting, and Teamwork for Research....Pages 36-42
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
Systematically Reviewing Previous Work....Pages 45-52
Endpoints for Clinical Studies: Conventional and Innovative Variables....Pages 53-68
Statistics Demystified....Pages 69-87
Organizing a Clinical Study....Pages 88-95
Some Things You Should Know About Computers....Pages 96-105
Ten Tips on Preparing Research Proposals....Pages 106-111
Critical Appraisal of Published Research....Pages 112-117
Ethical Principles in Surgical Research....Pages 118-131
Front Matter....Pages 133-135
The Marburg Experiment....Pages 137-148
Animal Experimentation....Pages 149-161
A Case Study of the Evolution of a Surgical Research Project....Pages 162-165
Clinical Research....Pages 166-179
Multicentre Collaborative Clinical Trials in Surgical Research....Pages 180-194
Evaluation of the Diagnostic Process....Pages 195-206
Front Matter....Pages 133-135
Health Services Research: Focus on Surgery....Pages 207-221
Selected Non-Experimental Methods: An Orientation....Pages 222-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Writing an Effective Abstract....Pages 233-235
The Ten-Minute Presentation....Pages 236-239
The Longer Talk....Pages 240-245
Presenting Your Work at International Meetings....Pages 246-248
Chairing Panels, Seminars and Consensus Conferences....Pages 249-253
The Poster Session, Audio Visual Aids....Pages 254-267
Writing for Publication....Pages 268-275
What to Do When You Are Asked to Write a Chapter for a Book....Pages 276-278
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Surgical Research in Canada....Pages 281-288
Contributions from France....Pages 289-292
Traditions and Transitions in Germany....Pages 293-298
Japan’s Integration of Eastern Values and Modern Science....Pages 299-305
New Initiatives and Ideas in Spain....Pages 306-317
Orderly Evolution to a Better Future in Sweden....Pages 318-323
The Confluence of Private and Public Resources in Switzerland....Pages 324-326
Historical and Organizational Influences Upon Surgical Research in the United Kingdom....Pages 327-335
Research Challenges and Solutions in the United States....Pages 336-343
Common Characteristics and Distinctive Diversity in Surgical Research: An International Analysis....Pages 344-355
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Future Horizons in Surgical Research....Pages 359-367
Back Matter....Pages 369-381