title: Evidence-Based Plastic Surgery: Its Rise, Importance, and a Practical Guide.
abstract: There is a perfect storm developing in 21st century healthcare; rising complexity and patient expectations in the context of fiscal restraint. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) may be the best-kept secret in dealing with the "storm." Such an approach prefers management pathways that deliver better outcomes at less relative cost. In this article, the rise of EBM, its significance, a guide to practicing it, and its future in the field of plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery are presented.
authors.affiliation: Dr Agha is a Specialty Registrar, Department of Plastic Surgery, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Doctoral Candidate, Balliol College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Dr Orgill is a Professor of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Riaz A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Agha
authors.affiliation: Dr Agha is a Specialty Registrar, Department of Plastic Surgery, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Doctoral Candidate, Balliol College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Dr Orgill is a Professor of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Dennis P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Orgill
mesh_terms: D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends