„They are designed to help practitioners assimilate, evaluate and implement the everincreasing amount of evidence and opin
ion on best current practice. Clinical guidelines are
intended as neither cookbook nor textbook but, where there is evidence of variation in practice which affects patient outcomes an
d a strong research base providing evidence of
effective practice, guidelines ...[+++] can assist doctors and other health care professionals in making decisions about appropriate and effective care for their patients.
variation in practice which affects patient outcomes and a strong research base providing evidence of effective practice, guidelines can assist doctors and other health care professionals in making decisions about appropriate and effective care for their patients.