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Decision analysis in anaesthesia: a tool for developing and analysing clinical management plans
Author(s) -
Yentis S. M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04649.x
Subject(s) - medicine , decision analysis , clinical decision making , management science , medline , process management , intensive care medicine , statistics , business , mathematics , political science , law , economics
Summary Traditional medical decision making is unstructured and incorporates evidence haphazardly. I present a more structured approach based on decision analysis, a model that considers all relevant options and outcomes informed by evidence where appropriate. This method is useful both for planning clinical management and for analysing decisions already taken.