Some opinions on the future of evidence-based medicine.
Clinicians who introduced evidence-based medicine (EBM) argued for an approach to medical practice and teaching based on knowledge of the evidence upon which practice is founded and on the strength of the evidence itself. This article reviews the impetus for the design and growth of EBM, defines and examines the paradigm of EBM, and offers some opinions on the future of EBM in critical care.
Sibbald
W J
WJ
Program in Critical Care, London Health Sciences Center, University of Western Ontario, Canada. wsibbald@julian.uwo.ca
D003422:Critical Care; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans