[Transferabilty of study results in routine health care: non-pharmacological interventions (surgery)] Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen [Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes] Journal article

Title	[Transferabilty of study results in routine health care: non-pharmacological interventions (surgery)]
Author(s)	Bauer H
Institution	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie, Berlin. H.Bauer@dgch.de
Source	Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 2009; 103(6):371-7.
MeSH	Colon Combined Modality Therapy Health Services Research Humans Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Pain, Postoperative Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Rectal Neoplasms Research Design Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Operative
Abstract	In surgery, too, randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are the scientific method of choice for proving the effectiveness of a new intervention or the superiority of an innovative technique over an established one. However, there are particular challenges in surgical studies regarding the equality of structure, of treatments and observation in the study groups. The design of valid study protocols in surgery is very complex, which is the reason for the relatively small number of high-quality RCTs in surgical literature. Pragmatic studies offer a promising approach to the implementation of surgical innovations in health care. The German Society of Surgeons supports the conduct of multicentre clinical studies by providing the relevant structures (study centre, multicentre network CHIR-Net). Good clinical and comparative health care effectiveness research in surgery also needs stronger academic appreciation as a career incentive for young academic surgeons.
Language	ger
Pub Type(s)	English Abstract Journal Article
PubMed ID	19839212

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