title: Evidence-based medicine in equine critical care.
abstract: One of the fundamental skills required for practicing evidence-based medicine is the development of a well-built clinical question, which specifies the patient group or problem, intervention, and outcome of interest. For this purpose, various "levels of evidence" have been developed in the human literature, which rank the validity of evidence. Our established conclusions and advice are thus supported by specific "grades of recommendations," which are intended to give an indication of the "strength" of a clinical recommendation. This article was compiled with these principles in mind.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA. daniela.bedenice@tufts.edu <daniela.bedenice@tufts.edu>
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bedenice
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*