Editors: Achilles Thoma, Sheila Sprague, Sophocles H. Voineskos, Charles H. Goldsmith

2019

A Guide to Understanding and Interpreting the Surgical Literature

The terms Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and Evidence-Based Surgery (EBS) are ubiquitous now. With very few exceptions, however, most surgeons who use these terms do not have a good grasp of the meaning of these words. The editors of this book have the privilege of being associated with the institution (McMaster University) where the ideas and concepts of EBM and EBS originated.