Open AccessWhat is a clinical decision analysis study?
Author(s) -
Ilyas Aleem,
Emil H. Schemitsch,
Beate Hanson
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.40248
Subject(s) - decision analysis , outcome (game theory) , decision tree , medicine , management science , decision maker , clinical decision making , risk analysis (engineering) , operations research , computer science , machine learning , intensive care medicine , statistics , mathematics , engineering , mathematical economics
Decision making in clinical practice often involves the need to make complex and intricate decisions with important long-term consequences. Decision analysis is a tool that allows users to apply evidence-based medicine to make informed and objective clinical decisions when faced with complex situations. A Decision Tree, together with literature-derived probabilities and defined outcome values, is used to model a given problem and help determine the best course of action. Sensitivity analysis allows an exploration of important variables on final clinical outcomes. A decision-maker can thereafter establish a preferred method of treatment and explore variables which influence the final outcome. The present paper is intended to give an overview of decision analysis and its application in clinical decision making.