Principles of Surgical Oncology and Pathology
Fig. 12.1 Schematic representation of features of dysplasia as would be seen under the microscope Neoplasms, Tumour and Cancer Neoplasm (new growth): an abnormal mass of tissue, formed due to…
GENERAL SURGERY
Patient Safety
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Rebecca A. Fisher, Kamran Ahmed and Prokar Dasgupta (eds.)Introduction to Surgery for Studentshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6_8 8. Patient Safety Anam Parand1 (1) Department of Surgery and Cancer, NIHR Imperial Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Imperial…
Radiology for Surgeons
Diagnostic procedure Equivalent number of chest X-rays Approximate equivalent period of natural background radiation Chest X-ray 1 3 days Hip X-ray 20 2 months Abdominal X-ray 35 4 months CT…
Collaborative Quality Improvement
Fig. 12.1 Catheter related bloodstream infection as a function of time following a collaborative intervention in 103 intensive care units in Michigan. Circles represent mean infection per quarter; thick blue…
Understanding Variations in the Use of Surgery
Fig. 3.1 Map of Vermont demonstrating hospital services areas. Dark lines represent boundaries of hospital service areas; areas without dots are served principally by New Hampshire hospitals (Reproduced with permission…
Implementation Science and Quality Improvement
Model Dissemination and/ or implementation Description Diffusion of Innovations D-only Explains the factors and processes contributing to how, why, and how quickly new advances are spread and adopted in societies…
Medical Decision-Making Research in Surgery
Fig. 16.1 Example of questions from the Decision Quality Instrument © for breast cancer surgery 16.3 Interventions to Improve Decisions 16.3.1 Why Intervene? Reports of large geographic practice variations in…
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: A Clinical Exercise
Fig. 15.1 Forest plot depicting pooled random effects meta-analysis and subgroup estimates according to dual versus single ring structure of wound protector For RCTs, absolute measures, such as the risk…
Engaging Students in Surgical Outcomes Research
Fig. 19.1 The four domains of a successful student research program The best mentors for students are actually other students and trainees. Every senior medical student working on research with…
Finding a Mentor in Outcomes Research
The mentor’s roles and responsibilities Traditional view Newer view Paternalistic Empowering Boss/authority Friend/partner Stern/strict Inspiring In charge Let’s go Protective Protective “Raise” the mentee “Develop” the mentee The mentee’s roles…
