Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology represents a comprehensive reference text accessible to the surgeon embarking on an academic career. Key themes emphasize and summarize the text. Four key elements are covered, i.e. Surgical Research, Research Methodology, Practical Problems and Solutions on Research as well as Recent Developments and Future Prospects in Surgical Research and Practice.

The Role of Surgical Research

Evidence-Based Surgery
The Role of the Academic Surgeon in the Evaluation of Healthcare Assessment
Study Design, Statistical Inference and Literature Search in Surgical Research
Randomised Controlled Trials: What the Surgeon Needs to Know
Monitoring Trial Effects
How to Recruit Patients in Surgical Studies
Diagnostic Tests and Diagnostic Accuracy in Surgery
Research in Surgical Education: A Primer
Measurement of Surgical Performance for Delivery of a Competency-Based Training Curriculum
Health-Related Quality of Life and its Measurement in Surgery - Concepts and Methods
Surgical Performance Under Stress: Conceptual and Methodological Issues
How can we Assess Quality of Care in Surgery?
Patient Satisfaction in Surgery
How to Measure Inequality in Health Care Delivery
The Role of Volume-Outcome Relationship in Surgery
An Introduction to Animal Research
The Ethics of Animal Research
Ethical Issues in Surgical Research
Principles and Methods in Qualitative Research
Safety in Surgery
Safety and Hazards in Surgical Research
Fraud in Surgical Research - A Framework of Action Is Required
A Framework Is Required to Reduce Publication Bias The Academic Surgeon's View
Data Collection, Database Development and Quality Control: Guidance for Clinical Research Studies
The Role of Computers and the Type of Computing Skills Required in Surgery
Computational and Statistical Methodologies for Data Mining in Bioinformatics
The Use of Bayesian Networks in Decision-Making
A Bayesian Framework for Assessing New Surgical Health Technologies
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in Surgery
Decision Analysis
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Value of Information Analysis
Methodological Framework for Evaluation and Prevention of Publication Bias in Surgical Studies
Graphs in Statistical Analysis
Questionnaires, Surveys, Scales in Surgical Research: Concepts and Methodology
How to Perform Analysis of Survival Data in Surgery
Risk Stratification and Prediction Modelling in Surgery
The Principles and Role of Medical Imaging in Surgery
How to Read a Paper
How to Evaluate the Quality of the Published Literature
How to Write a Surgical Paper
A Primer for Grant Applications
Key Aspects of Grant Applications: The Surgical Viewpoint
How to Organise an Educational Research Programme Within an Academic Surgical Unit
How to Structure an Academic Lecture
How to Write a Book Proposal
How to Organise a Surgical Meeting: National and International
Presentation Skills in Surgery
Internet Research Resources for Surgeons
Clinical Practice Guidelines in Surgery
From Idea to Bedside: The Process of Surgical Invention and Innovation
Research Governance and Research Funding in the USA: What the Academic Surgeon Needs to Know
Research Governance in the UK: What the Academic Surgeon Needs to Know
Research Funding, Applying for Grants and Research Budgeting in the UK: What the Academic Surgeon Needs to Know
How to Enhance Development and Collaboration in Surgical Research
Mentoring in Academic Surgery
Leadership in Academic Surgery
Using Skills from Art in Surgical Practice and Research-Surgery and Art
Administration of the Academic Department of Surgery
Information Transfer and Communication in Surgery: A Need for Improvement
General Surgery: Current Trends and Recent Innovations
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery: Current Trends and Recent Innovations
Colorectal Cancer Surgery: Current Trends and Recent Innovations
Urology: Current Trends and Recent Innovations
Cardiothoracic Surgery: Current Trends and Recent Innovations
Vascular Surgery: Current Trends and Recent Innovations
Breast Surgery: Current Trends and Recent Innovations
Thyroid Surgery: Current Trends and Recent Innovations
Orthopaedic Surgery: Current Trends and Recent Innovations
Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery: Current Trends and Recent Innovations
Neurosurgery: Current Trends and Recent Innovations
Molecular Techniques in Surgical Research
Molecular Carcinogenesis.