REVISIóN DE CONCEPTOS FUNDAMENTALES DE LA PRáCTICA BASADA EN LA EVIDENCIA

the purpose of this particular paper is to present keys concepts of evidence based practice to encourage its application in clinical attention. the moment when a clinical decision is made by a health professional is particularly critical and relevant because when this happens all of the knowledge, experience and the environment and circumstances of the health-illness process are connected and involved. values and preferences of the patient and his family should also be considered and assessed. the generation of evidence based medicine is a new tool to be employed when the need to apply efficient and effective clinical practice is critical. prestigious health centers and institutions have already developed new guidelines for the classification of available scientific evidence. thus, they can guide daily medical practitioners when revision of pertinent scientific paper is necessary for specific cases to be solved.