Statistics: the stethoscope of a thinking urologist.
Understanding statistical terminology and the ability to appraise clinical research findings and statistical tests are critical to the practice of evidence-based medicine. Urologists require statistics in their toolbox of skills in order to successfully sift through increasingly complex studies and...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Urology Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 241 - 246 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Apr2009
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105412916&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 105412916 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09701591 1KUG jtl: Indian Journal of Urology issn: 09701591 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2009 vid: 25 iid: 2 pid: 16919 pub: Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd artinfo: ui: 105412916 2010379090 10.4103/0970-1591.52935 NLM19672358 105412916 ppf: 241 ppct: 5 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Statistics: the stethoscope of a thinking urologist. aug: au: Sivanandam AS affil: Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, United States. sug: subj: Statistics Utilization Urology Information Resources Medical Practice, Evidence-Based Research Trends Statistics Education ab: Understanding statistical terminology and the ability to appraise clinical research findings and statistical tests are critical to the practice of evidence-based medicine. Urologists require statistics in their toolbox of skills in order to successfully sift through increasingly complex studies and realize the drawbacks of statistical tests. Currently, the level of evidence in urology literature is low and the majority of research abstracts published for the American Urological Association (AUA) meetings lag behind for full-text publication because of a lack of statistical reporting. Underlying these issues is a distinct deficiency in solid comprehension of statistics in the literature and a discomfort with the application of statistics for clinical decision-making. This review examines the plight of statistics in urology and investigates the reason behind the white-coat aversion to biostatistics. Resources such as evidence-based medicine websites, primers in statistics, and guidelines for statistical reporting exist for quick reference by urologists. Ultimately, educators should take charge of monitoring statistical knowledge among trainees by bolstering competency requirements and creating sustained opportunities for statistics and methodology exposure. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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