Evidence Based Medicine

Definition: This is the most often quoted definition of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM).

"The conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients".
Sackett DL, Haynes RB, guyatt GH, Tugwell P 19991 'Clinical Epidemiology.' 

 This needs some explanation. 'Conscientious' means purposeful and persevering approach. 'Explicit' means to follow a transparent protocol that can be repeated by others. 'Judicious' would mean that the evidence gathered should not be used blindly, but be used in conjunction with one's own experience and the expectations of the patient.

THE DILEMMA of a Doctor: Each year, vast quantities of research on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of health disorders are published in medical literature all over the world. Doctors today are faced with overwhelming and unmanageable amounts of information on which to base their decisions and as a consequence, in recent years 'evidence based medicine' has become increasingly influential in the medical world. Evidence based medicine describes the process of systematically finding, critically appraising and using research findings as the basis for the best possible clinical decisions.

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