Chapter 13: Surgical Audit and Research

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Concerning audit, which of the following statements is false?
- The majority of audits are hypothesis generating
- Audit requires an intervention that alters treatment
- Audit findings should be transferable
- Personal audit is an essential component of revalidation
- The audit question should be defined by a multidisciplinary team
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Concerning research, which of the following statements is false?
- In the UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produces recommendations for research topics
- Research requires a hypothesis to formulate the research question
- Research collaboratives offer trainees the opportunity to engage in multicentre studies
- Cross-sectional studies compare patients with a particular condition with matched control patients
- Observational studies may be either retrospective or prospective
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Concerning sample size, which of the following statements is true?
- A type 1 error identifies a false-positive result
- It is common practice to set the power of a study at 70% with a 5% significance level
- The larger the expected treatment effect, the larger the sample size required
- In a single-blinded study, the patient is unaware of the treatment provided
- The longer from trial entry to primary outcome assessment, the smaller the number of participants required
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Concerning research, which of the following statements is false?
- External peer review usually requires prior approval by an ethics committee
- Interventional trials are regulated by the Medicines and products Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK
- Clinical trials must be registered
- Studies involving animals require a special licence
- Adherence to the CONSORT guidelines is required for the conduct of randomised controlled trials
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Concerning research publication, which of the following is true?
- The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines include a checklist for randomisation of patients
- Systematic reviews should not adhere to IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) format
- The Jadad score can be used to determine how often a paper has been cited
- Presentation at a scientific meeting is desirable before publication
- Meta-analyses are designed to synthesise the results of multiple studies
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