Chapter
Evaluating Surgical Interventions
Abstract
Understanding how to evaluate surgical Intervention is critical to patient care. The objective of this chapter is to highlight key methodological concepts that are important for readers of the surgical literature. Specific issues include Randomization, Blinding, Sample size, and Power calculations. Common statistical concepts including Odds ratio, relative and absolute Risk, as well as multivariable analysis are also reviewed. We highlight …
Authors
Doumouras AG; Hong D
Book title
Evidence-Based Surgery
Pagination
pp. 51-60
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2019
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-05120-4_6