Novel ways to explore surgical interventions in randomised controlled trials: Applying case study methodology in the operating theatre

Trials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Blencowe, Natalie S ^a,b   Blazeby, Jane M ^a,b   Donovan, Jenny L ^a,b   Mills, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Intervention description and standardisation; Qualitative research methods; Randomised controlled trials; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; OPERATING ROOM; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDIZATION; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH POUCH; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIDEORECORDING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GASTRIC BYPASS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OBESITY; OPERATING ROOMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84951852004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-1127-x     Document Type: Article

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