title: Decision analysis in anaesthesia: a tool for developing and analysing clinical management plans.
abstract: Traditional medical decision making is unstructured and incorporates evidence haphazardly. I present a more structured approach based on decision analysis, a model that considers all relevant options and outcomes informed by evidence where appropriate. This method is useful both for planning clinical management and for analysing decisions already taken.
authors.affiliation: Magill Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK. s.yentis@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yentis
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003657:Decision Making; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004630:Emergencies; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy