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Practical application of the results of clinical trials


Authors: P. Sklienka 1,2;  J. Žvaka 1;  R. Kula 1,2
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika anesteziologie, resuscitace a intenzivní medicíny, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava 1;  Katedra intenzivní medicíny, urgentní medicíny a forenzních oborů, Lékařská fakulta, Ostravská univerzita 2
Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., 28, 2017, č. 3, s. 168-175
Category: Intesive Care Medicine - Special Article

Overview

Intensive Care Medicine is a field in which the outcome depends on many factors. Clinical trials are required to assess the impact of various interventions on outcome. They form the fundamentals of evidence-based medicine but knowing their limitations is necessary for their proper application in clinical practice. Personalized medicine is defined as clinical management based on evidence-based medicine individually tailored to each patient and their response to previous interventions.

KEYWORDS:
clinical trials – evidence based medicine – personalized medicine


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Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Inten Intensive Care Medicine
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