The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The results of MASS COMM support the safety of performing percutaneous coronary intervention at centres without on-site cardiothoracic surgery services. To translate these findings into clinical ...

The first set of comprehensive, evidence-based clinical guidelines for surgical treatment of thyroid disease - developed by an expert panel assembled by the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons ...

Until now, the impact of evidence-based practice centers (EPCs) on hospital decision making has been relatively unclear-but new data from Penn Medicine researchers suggest that hospital EPCs can ...

Evidence-based practice is held as the gold standard in patient care, yet research suggests it takes hospitals and clinics about 17 years to adopt a practice or treatment after the first systematic ...

To significantly impact the improvement of quality in healthcare, one needs to apply evidence-based practice (EBP). Without EBP, healthcare providers are at risk for variances in care that could ...

Objective: To determine, using a literature search, whether patient age influences the outcome of surgical reconstruction of a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Methods: Medline (1966 to present) was ...

In an effort to enhance patient safety and reduce variability in practice, AORN experts offer clarity on four debated topics in the latest publication on Periop Life, the organization's educational ...

An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will develop a framework to evaluate existing clinical practice guidelines for prescribing ...

Blackhawk Plastic Surgery & MedSpa in Danville, California, continues to serve the local community with comprehensive aesthetic and reconstructive procedures, marking nearly 25 years of established ...