title: Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to use a decision analysis.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
authors.forename: Tara M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Mastracci
authors.forename: Achilleas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thoma
authors.forename: Forough
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farrokhyar
authors.forename: Ved R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Tandan
authors.forename: Claudio S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cinà
mesh_terms: D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003663:Decision Trees; D004691:Endarterectomy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D016239:MEDLINE; D011336:Probability