Evidence-based medicine: principles and applications to obstetrics and to gynecologic surgery
Reyal, F.; Dhainaut, C.; Poncelet, C.; Batallan, A.; Madelenat, P.
Gynecologie Obstetrique and Fertilite 31(3): 252-255
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1297-9589 PMID: 12770810 Document Number: 562227
Evidence-based medicine is a concept developed by David Sackett and colleagues since 1980 at the Medical University center MacMaster, Hamilton city, Ontario. The main idea was to propose an evaluating tool of medical practice allowing a structured way of reasoning and the elimination of self-made opinion. We present a short explanation of evidence-based medicine and compare our daily practice in obstetrics and gynecologic surgery with this new practice paradigm.