title: [Evidence-based anesthesiology: what is it and how to practice it.].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The principles of evidence-based medicine have been applied to Anesthesiology. The purpose of this article is to review the basis for the practice of evidence-based medicine and give some examples of how its principles may be incorporated to the clinical practice. We couldn't find any article about this issue in the Brazilian medical literature and decided to perform it.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  This study is a review focusing on a new medical paradigm and how it can be applied to Anesthesiology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Evidence-Based Anesthesiology is the integration of best scientific evidence, anesthesiologists' clinical experience and patients' expectations, aiming at improving patients' care.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Mariano da Costa de
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Angelis
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avezum Júnior
authors.forename: Alexandre Biasi
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cavalcanti
authors.forename: Rogério Teixeira de
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Carvalho