Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
Yale J Biol Med. 2013 Jun 13;86(2):271-80. Print 2013 Jun.
Bias is an inclination to present or hold a partial perspective at the expense of possibly equal or more valid alternatives. In this paper, we present a series of conditional arguments to prove that intervention bias exists in the practice of medicine. We then explore its potential causes, consequences, and criticisms. We use the term to describe the bias on the part of physicians and the medical community to intervene, whether it is with drugs, diagnostic tests, non-invasive procedures, or surgeries, when not intervening would be a reasonable alternative. The recognition of intervention bias in medicine is critically important given today's emphasis on providing high-value care and reducing unnecessary and potentially harmful interventions.
偏见是指以牺牲可能同样有效或更有效的替代方案为代价，呈现或持有片面观点的倾向。在本文中，我们提出了一系列有条件的论点，以证明医学实践中存在干预偏见。然后，我们探讨了其潜在的原因、后果和批评。我们使用“干预偏见”一词来描述医生和医疗界的偏见，即当不进行干预是合理的替代方案时，他们却倾向于进行干预，无论是使用药物、诊断测试、非侵入性程序还是手术。鉴于当今强调提供高价值的医疗服务和减少不必要的和潜在有害的干预措施，认识医学中的干预偏见至关重要。
