Open AccessApplication of evidence-based urology in improving quality of care
Author(s) -
Amlana Panda,
Lalgudi Narayanan Dorairajan,
Santosh Kumar
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.32055
Subject(s) - medicine , evidence based medicine , quality of evidence , quality (philosophy) , evidence based practice , intensive care medicine , patient care , urology , best evidence , medical physics , alternative medicine , randomized controlled trial , nursing , pathology , philosophy , epistemology
Evidence-based medicine requires use of the best available evidence for optimal patient care. Increasingly scarce resources and escalating demands on time have led to emphasis on effective treatment. Opinion is slowly yielding to high-quality existent evidence. It is important that urologists adapt to these changes for them to deliver optimum care to the patients. This article discusses the levels of evidence, the nature of desirable evidence, means of assessing quality of clinical trials and meta-analysis and finally the practice of evidence-based urology with special reference to bedside evidence-based urology.