The clinical decision analysis using decision tree

Epidemiol Health. 2014 Oct 30:36:e2014025. doi: 10.4178/epih/e2014025. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

The clinical decision analysis (CDA) has used to overcome complexity and uncertainty in medical problems. The CDA is a tool allowing decision-makers to apply evidence-based medicine to make objective clinical decisions when faced with complex situations. The usefulness and limitation including six steps in conducting CDA were reviewed. The application of CDA results should be done under shared decision with patients' value.

Keywords: Decision analysis; Decision support techniques; Decision-making; Evidence-base medicine.