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Unit 3 E2

Decent Essays

E1 – Evaluation of research processes used, specific to the research question
E2 – Evaluation of the decisions made in response to opportunities and/or challenges specific to the research processes

The five interviews completed with relevant experts, including two radiologists, an anaesthetist, an ultrasound specialist and a patient with knee osteoarthritis, proved to be an invaluable research process which provided a significant amount of credible and relevant information. The interviewees were highly esteemed in their respective medical fields which provided credibility to their answers. For example, Mr Bird, a senior musculoskeletal ultrasound specialist with over 20 years’ experience, provided valuable and concise insight into the …show more content…

Meta analyses, such as ‘Current evidence on risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis’, often summarised the data of 50+ clinical trials which meant the time that would have been spent researching multiple articles was more beneficially used in other research processes, ultimately streamlining the research. The complexity of the language and medical concepts in the journal articles often limited the accessibility of the ideas presented. Typically, websites proved to be not very useful as medical concepts were oversimplified. However, certain medical practices’ websites including Pain Spa UK provided valuable inside perspectives on certain procedures, whilst others were useful for obtaining relevant statistics and providing basic preliminary understanding of certain medical information.

My personal contacts with Diagnostic Radiologists presented me with the opportunity to attend a genicular nerve block procedure and administer follow up questionnaires for a medical study in which 26 patients with knee osteoarthritis received genicular nerve blocks. The decision was made to pursue this opportunity extensively and use the information extracted in my research. Attending a procedure gave clarification into the methodology of genicular nerve blocks, ultimately assisting in my judgement of

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