Health services research and evidence-based medicine in hand surgery. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Jennifer F. Waljee, Kate Nellans ; contributors, Joshua M. Adkinson [and twenty-one others].
• Editors: Waljee, Jennifer F; Nellans, Kate
• Other Names: Adkinson, Joshua M contributor.
• Contents: Front Cover; Health Services Researchand Evidence-BasedMedicine in Hand Surgery; Copyright; Contributors; Contents; Hand Clinics; Preface; Health Services Research; Key points; Introduction; The history of health services research; What is health services research?; Aspects of health services research; Health services research in surgery: practical examples; Variation in Care; Capturing Post-operative Outcomes: How and What to Measure; Patient Engagement in Surgery; Health services research in hand surgery; References; Evidence-Based Medicine in Hand Surgery; Key points. Areas of hand and upper extremity surgery where EBM should unify treatment strategiesThe Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis; The Use of Antibiotics During Elective Hand Surgery; The Repair of Zone II Flexor Tendon Injuries; Postoperative Splinting After Carpal Tunnel Release; The Surgical Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome; Where strong evidence has still failed to unify consensus on treatment; Thumb Basilar Joint Arthritis; Pronator Quadratus Repair After Distal Radius Surgery; Open Versus Endoscopic Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Release; Steroid Injections into the Carpal Tunnel. The Utility of Platelet-Rich PlasmaMetacarpophalangeal Joint Arthroplasty in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Where the EBM jury is still out; Distal Radius Fractures: Cast Versus External Fixation Versus Open Reduction Internal Fixation; Nondisplaced Scaphoid Fractures; References; Measuring and Understanding Treatment Effectiveness in Hand Surgery; Key points; Introduction; Clinical scenario; Assessing the methodology of the trial; Important concepts in interpreting treatment effectiveness; How Large was the Treatment Effect?; How Precise was the Estimate of Treatment Effect? Are the Results Clinically Significant?Important concepts in applying results to patient care; Can the Results be Applied to My Patient?; Were All Clinically Important Outcomes Considered?; Are the Likely Treatment Benefits Worth the Potential Harm?; Are the Likely Treatment Benefits Worth the Potential Costs?; Summary; References; Patient-Reported Outcomes; Key points; Implementation of outcome measures; Measuring PRO: content domain; Measuring PRO: generic versus condition-specific instruments; Measuring PRO: administration format. Advantages and limitations in using PRO in clinical researchAdvantages and limitations in using PRO in clinical practice; Approaches to applying outcome measure scores to individual patients; Recent innovations in outcome measurement; Evolution of Clinical Measurement as a Science; Development of Core Sets of Content Related to Hand Function; Consensus on Core Constructs; Computerized Forms of PRO; Computer-Adaptive Testing; References; Bench to Bedside; Key points; Introduction; Partnering with a technology transfer office; The First Critical Steps After a Scientific Discovery.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (145 pages), illustrations, tables
• Subjects: 617.575059; Hand -- Wounds and injuries -- Surgery; Hand -- Surgery; MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General; Hand -- Surgery; Hand -- Wounds and injuries -- Surgery; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323320320; 0323320325
• Related ISBNs: 9780323320139; 0323320139
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 9, 2014).
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