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I SE R essure dressing for R eduction I n S urgical E mergency laparotomy 840 patients Inclusion criteria: • Adults undergoing emergency laparotomy laparotomy Exclusion criteria: • Abdominal surgery within the preceeding 3 months • Age <16 years • Dressing ...

IDENTIFYING A RESEARCH TOPIC Research is designed to generate new knowledge and might involve testing a new treatment or regimen. Once an idea has been formed, or a question asked, it needs to be transformed into a hypothesis. It is helpful to approach surgeon...

INTRODUCTION Surgeons are innovators and a key aspect of a surgical career is to constantly adapt, tweak and improve surgical techniques and treatments to provide the best outcomes for those under our care. In addition, few others in the hospital use more tech...

Learning objectives To understand: The planning and conduct of surgical audit and • research How to write up a project • Learning objectives To understand: The planning and conduct of surgical audit and • research How to write up a project • Learning objective...

ONLINE RESOURCES AcoRD: https://www .gov .uk/government/publications/guidance-on - - attributing-the-costs-of-health-and-social-care-research CLAHRC: https://clahrcprojects.co.uk/about Clinical Evidence: www .clinicalevidence.com Cochrane Library: www .cochran...

PRESENTING AND PUBLISHING AN ARTICLE There is no point in conducting a research or audit project and then leaving the results unreported. Even when results are negative, they are worth distributing; no project if properly conducted is worthless. Under-reporti...

PROJECT DESIGN During the first phase, it is important to keep in the mind some important questions ( Summary box 13.1 ). Summary box 13.1 Questions to answer before undertaking research /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /u...

Peer review Once the protocol is finalised, formal peer review is needed. In the UK, evidence of peer review will be needed before submitting an application to a research ethics committee and for HRA approval. Many funders of research will undertake their own...

Regulatory approvals Interventional clinical or device trials are regulated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK. Researchers are encouraged to use an existing and established international register such as ISRCTN or Clin...