Manríquez Moreno Juan Jorge
Departamento de Dermatología, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2009 Mar;100(2):89-99.
The aim of evidence-based medicine is to support clinical decision making by providing tools for systematically locating, appraising, and applying the best information currently available to improve patient outcomes. This article summarizes the basic steps for practicing evidence-based medicine in the management of cutaneous diseases. Special emphasis is placed on the following 4 major steps in the process: asking a clinical question taking into consideration 4 elements; finding the evidence; critically appraising the evidence; and integrating the new information into clinical expertise and judgment, in order to make the best decision in each clinical setting.
循证医学的目的是通过提供工具来系统地查找、评估和应用当前可得的最佳信息，以改善患者预后，从而支持临床决策。本文总结了在皮肤病管理中实践循证医学的基本步骤。特别强调该过程中的以下4个主要步骤：考虑4个要素提出临床问题；查找证据；严格评估证据；以及将新信息整合到临床专业知识和判断中，以便在每种临床情况下做出最佳决策。
