TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence-based Medicine in Facial Plastic Surgery
T2 - Current State and Future Directions
AU - Dedhia, Raj
AU - Hsieh, Tsung Yen
AU - Tollefson, Travis T.
AU - Ishii, Lisa Earnest
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Evidence-based medicine (EBM) encompasses the evaluation and application of best available evidence, incorporation of clinical experience, and emphasis on patient preference and values. Different scales are used to rate levels of evidence. Translating available data for interventions to clinical practice guidelines requires an assessment of both the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendation. Essential to the practice of EBM is evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention through outcome measures. This article discusses principles essential to EBM, resources commonly used in EBM practice, and the strengths and limitations of EBM in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
AB - Evidence-based medicine (EBM) encompasses the evaluation and application of best available evidence, incorporation of clinical experience, and emphasis on patient preference and values. Different scales are used to rate levels of evidence. Translating available data for interventions to clinical practice guidelines requires an assessment of both the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendation. Essential to the practice of EBM is evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention through outcome measures. This article discusses principles essential to EBM, resources commonly used in EBM practice, and the strengths and limitations of EBM in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
KW - Clinician-reported outcomes
KW - Evidence-based medicine
KW - Grades of recommendation
KW - Level of evidence
KW - Patient-reported outcomes
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U2 - 10.1016/j.fsc.2016.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.fsc.2016.03.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27400841
AN - SCOPUS:84977669819
SN - 1064-7406
VL - 24
SP - 265
EP - 274
JO - Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America
JF - Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -