Attitude to evidence-based practice amongst international thoracic surgeons: preliminary observations from a web-based survey

Evidence-based medicine is a process to de-emphasize the role of intuition and anecdotal experiences as a guide to clinical practice. We performed a survey to assess the comprehension and attitude toward evidence-based practice amongst a group of thoracic surgeons. There were 38 responders out of 15...

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Published in:	Heart Vessels and Transplantation
Main Authors:	Alexandro Patirelis, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Sebastiano Angelo Bastone, Gianluca Vanni, Federico Tacconiè
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Center for Scientific Research and Development of Education. 2025-04-01
Subjects:	evidence-based medicine thoracic surgery surgical training survey medical education
Online Access:	http://hvt-journal.com/articles/art562

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