DIFFICULT DECISIONS IN ENDOCRINE SURGERY: AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH

This book will identify specific characteristics relative to the question using PICO formatting (population, intervention, comparator, and outcome) that is summarized in a table near the beginning of each chapter The authors will include a summary of available published evidence in a text and possibly tabular form The chapters will also include a recommendation, rated as to its strength using GRADE format, as to what course of action is most reasonable based on the available evidence Identifies specific characteristics relative to the questions posed using PICO formatting (population, intervention, comparator, and outcome) Features concise chapters focused on one or two specific questions, or decision, in endocrine surgery that are difficult or controversial Provides recommendations on potential actions using a Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) format of available evidence.