title: Decision making process: problem-based decision making.
abstract: Clinical problems are often complex. Problems of great complexity are usually associated with a commensurately greater degree of difficulty with respect to the decision making process. This is most certainly true regarding the management of cervical spondylosis. Usually, clinicians make clinically appropriate decisions. However, more often than realized, suboptimal decisions may be made. Therefore, an assessment of the types of errors regarding clinical decision making are worthy of consideration. In this article, a scheme for decision making regarding the management of cervical spondylosis is presented.
authors.affiliation: Spine Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shedid
authors.forename: Edward C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Benzel
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003657:Decision Making; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D011340:Problem Solving; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy