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The Role of Surgical Research

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Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology

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This chapter outlines the role of surgical research in advancing clinical knowledge, achieving better clinical outcomes and ultimately improving the quality of patient care. It reviews the origins of surgical research and the challenges that need to be overcome if it is to survive, describing the importance of translation of research into clinical practice through better trial design, information dissemination and teaching. Finally, this chapter looks to the future of academic surgery and the shape that this may take.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor QEQM Building, St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, UK

    Omer Aziz

  2. Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road — L223, Portland, OR, 97239-3098, USA

    John G. Hunter

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  1. Dept. Biosurgery & Surgical Technology, Imperial College London St. Mary's Hospital London, 10th floor QEQM Bldg. Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom

    Thanos Athanasiou  & Ara Darzi  & 

  2. UCSF Global Health Sciences, 3333 California Street, Suite 285, San Francisco L, CA, 94143-0443, USA

    Haile Debas

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Aziz, O., Hunter, J.G. (2010). The Role of Surgical Research. In: Athanasiou, T., Debas, H., Darzi, A. (eds) Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71915-1_1

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