clinical practice guidelines


clinical practice guidelines

a formal statement about a defined task or function in clinical practice, such as desirable diagnostic tests or the optimal treatment regimen for a specific diagnosis; generally based on the best available evidence, for example, randomized controlled trials that have been assessed by a Cochrane collaborating group.
See also: Cochrane collaboration.

clinical practice guidelines

As used in UK medical practice, a term which refers to systematically developed recommendations for patient care, which are based on scientific research, data or evidence, and are used to guide health care decisions for a defined clinical condition or under specific circumstances.

clinical practice guidelines

Clinical policies, practice guidelines, practice parameters, practice policies Medtalk Systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and Pt decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances. See Psychology.

clin·i·cal prac·tice guide·lines

(klin'i-kăl prak'tis gīd'līnz) A formal statement about a defined task or function in clinical practice, such as desirable diagnostic tests or the optimal treatment regimen for a specific diagnosis; generally based on the best available evidence (e.g., randomized controlled trials that have been assessed by a Cochrane collaborating group).
See also: Cochrane collaboration