Published in:
01-01-2010
The Evidence for Vascular Surgery, J. Earnshaw and J. Murie (eds)
TFM Publishing, 2006, 270 pp, 2nd edn, $115, ISBN-10: 1903378451 (amazon.com)
Author:
Michael Dahn
Published in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Issue 1/2010
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Excerpt
The therapy for vascular disease is rooted in empiricism. However, the previous two decades has seen a tidal wave of interest in the recognition that modern therapy demands proof of efficacy. The title of this text emphasizes its goal: to focus on evidence that supports the current management of vascular pathology. The concept of evidence-based medicine has been popularized to the extent where empiric observation has almost become a derogatory term. The thoughtful physician, however, recognizes that these approaches are not mutually exclusive but naturally sequential in the evolution of knowledge. …