Evidence-Based Medicine Gaining Supporters

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Currents15 February 1998Evidence-Based Medicine Gaining SupportersAaron LevinAaron LevinSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-128-4-199802150-00057 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Lawrence Smith, MD, of Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, recalled a recent episode on morning rounds: “A consulting physician recommended antibiotics to treat a patient with pancreatitis. A resident challenged him, and the consultant quoted one recent study. The resident went to the library, reviewed the literature, and found that the study in question applied only to a more severe form of pancreatitis, not to our patient.” Backing up clinical decisions with validated information is the heart of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in the clinic, an approach gaining more adherents all the time.“We organized an evidence-based medicine ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Aaron LevinAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAn Efficient Method for the Euthanasia of Cane Toads (Rhinella marina) under Northern Australian Field ConditionsPrinciples of Evidence-Based Imaging for Adults and ChildrenThe role of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) of older adults in clinical studiesEvidence-Based Imaging: Principles1 Principles of Evidence-Based ImagingPrinciples of Evidence-Based ImagingO knowledge, where art thou?Reengineering Clinical Research with InformaticsEvidence-Based Radiology and the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®Evidenzbasierte Chirurgie und QualitätssicherungPrognostic Importance of Elevated Jugular Venous Pressure and a Third Heart Sound in Patients with Heart FailureApplying ‘Technology Assessment’ and ‘Evidence Based Medicine’ Theory to Interventional RadiologyPart 1: Suggestions for the Phased Evaluation of New ProceduresMeasuring Health Outcomes for Older People Using the Sage DatabaseWhat's the Evidence?Knowledge and attitudes of Malaysian private medical practitioners toward guidelines‐based medicineWas ist evidenz-basierte Medizin?Recent progress in health services research: on the need for evidence-based debateEvidence-Based Practice in Health CarePrinciples of Evidence-Based Imaging 15 February 1998Volume 128, Issue 4Page: 334-336KeywordsChildrenClinical epidemiologyComputersEvidence based medicineHealth careInternetLibrariesPancreatitisResidencyStroke ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 15 February 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...