Evidence grading system and its usage in clinical decision-making analysis.
- Author:
De-ying KANG
1
;
Jia-liang WANG
;
Qi HONG
;
Jia-lin JIANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Advance Care Planning; Algorithms; Carotid Artery Diseases; economics; therapy; Decision Making, Organizational; Evidence-Based Medicine; methods; Health Care Costs; Humans; Models, Theoretical
- From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2004;25(4):351-354
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo explore feasibility of applying evidence grading system in clinical decision-making analysis.
METHODSUsing grading system as well as a quantitative approach to generate the threshold NNT((T)), and conducting clinical decision-making analysis through one study on Asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis.
RESULTSNNT((T)) was 12, comparing with no-intervention in the ACA study that NNT = 6. NNT < NNT((T)) indicated the benefits of intervention outweigh the risks and costs.
CONCLUSIONTo obtain the rate of adverse event and the specifying approximate cost were vital in the process of applying grading system in clinical decision-making.
