Open AccessConsistent Definitions of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Consensus Statements, Position Statements, and Practice Alerts
Author(s) -
Girish P. Joshi,
Honorio T. Benzon,
Tong J. Gan,
Thomas R. Vetter
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000004236
Subject(s) - clarity , terminology , clinical practice , transparency (behavior) , health care , medicine , quality (philosophy) , best practice , clinical decision making , nursing , computer science , family medicine , political science , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , linguistics , epistemology , law , computer security
An evidence-based approach to clinical decision-making for optimizing patient care is desirable because it promotes quality of care, improves patient safety, decreases medical errors, and reduces health care costs. Clinical practice recommendations are systematically developed documents regarding best practice for specific clinical management issues, which can assist care providers in their clinical decision-making. However, there is currently wide variation in the terminology used for such clinical practice recommendations. The aim of this article is to provide guidance to authors, reviewers, and editors on the definitions of terms commonly used for clinical practice recommendations. This is intended to improve transparency and clarity regarding the definitions of these terminologies.