The application of evidence-based medicine to the field of surgery.

Nonsurgical physicians have increasingly advocated for and adopted the use of data derived from well-done scientific studies (evidence-based medicine) to assist in decision making in patient care. Surgeons have, in general, resisted incorporating evidence-based medicine into their practices, and most surgical research has been based on expert opinions or findings from small groups of patients. This work will cover arguments for and against a hierarchy of evidence and for and against application of higher levels of evidence in the field of surgery.

Author dc:creator

• Kalliainen, Loree K.

• Philosophy

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en_US

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http://purl.umn.edu/121126

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oai:conservancy.umn.edu:11299/121126