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Chapter 25 - Evidence-based medicine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2012

Rory Shaw ,
Vino Ramachandra ,
Nuala Lucas  and
Neville Robinson
Rory Shaw
Affiliation:
North West London NHS Trust
Vino Ramachandra
Affiliation:
Northwick Park Hospital
Nuala Lucas
Affiliation:
Northwick Park Hospital
Neville Robinson
Affiliation:
Northwick Park Hospital
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Summary

Evidence-based medicine is the process of systematically finding, appraising and using contemporaneous research findings as the basis for clinical decisions (Rosenberg and Donald, 1995). Sometimes the term evidenced-based practice is used to reflect that the principles and practice can be applied in a wide variety of clinical situations.

The key steps in evidence-based medicine are:

  • Developing the clinical question

  • Searching the literature and identifying relevant articles and other resources relevant to the question

  • Critically appraising the evidence to assess its validity and relevance

  • Assessing the quality of evidence

  • Applying the evidence.

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Management Essentials for Doctors , pp. 73 - 74
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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References

http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign50.pdf
Guyatt, G.Oxman, A.D.Vist, G.E. 2008 Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendationsBritish Medical Journal 336 924Google Scholar
Rosenberg, W.Donald, A. 1995 Evidence based medicine: an approach to clinical problem-solvingBritish Medical Journal 310 1122Google Scholar

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