Guidelines

查看全文 作　　者：C.Richard [1]Conti,MD,MACC 机构地区：[1]University of Florida Medical School,Gainesville,FL,USA 出　　处：《Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications》索引2019年第B02期,共2页 摘　　要：I would like to start out this editorial by reviewing for the reader my view of what guidelines are.I like the defi nition put forth by the Institute of Medicine(IOM).They defi ne guidelines as“systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate healthcare for a specifi c clinical circumstance”.I think the operative words in this statement is to“assist the practitioner and patient”.Therefore guidelines are there to aid with clinical decision making and as far as I know are not mandatory or enforced. 关 键 词：EDITORIAL GUIDELINES