RT Book, Section A1 Nagappan, Suresh A1 Roberts, Kenneth B. A2 Kline, Mark W. SR Print(0) ID 1182915368 T1 Decision-Making in Pediatrics: Use of Evidence-Based Medicine T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259588594 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182915368 RD 2024/10/06 AB Making thoughtful decisions about patient care is at the core of a physician’s responsibilities. Multiple factors feed into clinical decision-making for a given patient with a given problem: a physician’s experience, the values and preferences of the patient and patient’s family, socioeconomic factors, available resources, and the best evidence that exists at the time. Physicians may have an understandable tendency to be influenced by a past missed diagnosis or an emotional case or to ignore information that conflicts with preconceived theories. Evidence-based practice can help mitigate some of these biases. Despite the trend toward peer-reviewed evidence, however, a management plan based solely on evidence from the literature may fail if not adapted to individual patient circumstances or accepted by the family. Peer-reviewed evidence is therefore a necessary but insufficient basis for clinical decision-making.