[Evidence-based anesthesiology: what is it and how to practice it.].
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.
Angelis
Rodrigo Mariano da Costa de
RM
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP.
Avezum Júnior
Alvaro
A
Cavalcanti
Alexandre Biasi
AB
Carvalho
Rogério Teixeira de
RT