Practicing Evidence
Based Medicine

Definition of
Evidence-Based Medicine
“Evidence based medicine is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research.”
–David Sackett, MD

Sackett DL et al. BMJ. 1996;312:71–72.

Steps in Practicing
Evidence-Based Medicine
Step 1:

Construct well-built and answerable clinical questions Step 2:

Locate the best evidence to answer these questions Step 3:

Critically appraise your findings

Step 4:

Integrate findings with clinical …ver más…

Step 3

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