How does evidence based guidance influence determinations of medical negligence?
- 28 October 2004
- Vol. 329 (7473) , 1024-1028
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7473.1024
Abstract
Evidence based guidance arguably offers the most trustworthy advice available to clinicians concerning medical management. Their authoritative status may explain why clinical guidelines are sometimes prefaced with vague warnings that link guideline compliance with accountability. But how authoritative can guidelines actually be, and does evidence based guidance entirely supplant clinical discretion?Keywords
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