Evidence Based Surgery

As the health care 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, outcome measures, adjustments for complications and co-morbidities, cost, and data sources. Last, it publishes the results of numerous respected EBS studies.