Building Practice Guidelines for Health Practitioners

摘要

When treating patients, health care providers take several factors into account—includ-ing the relevant scientific literature and their patients' preferences—before making decisions. Prominent among the sources of information they consult are clinical practice guidelines (OPGs), which are statements that contain recommendations intended to optimize patient care. CPGs evaluate the quality of the relevant scientific literature and assess the likely benefits and harms of a particular treatment, allowing health care providers to select the optimal care regimen for an individual patient based on medical evidence.