Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Khalid Naseem Mirza, Usman Abaidullah.
Status of Evidence Based Surgery among General Surgeons.
Annals Punjab Med Coll Jan ;5(2):145-49.

Objective: To see the status of EBM among general surgeons of Faisalabad and Gujranwala. Settings and methods: A survey was conducted among the general surgeons in December 2010 through a questionnaire comprising of 10 questions for which level 1evidence is available. Results: Out of 110 general surgeons who were distributed the questionnaire 96 responded. The correct response rate was only 31.25% (300/960). Only two questions (Q4 and Q5) were answered correctly by a majority of the participants. There was no significant difference of correct response rate between teaching hospital based and non teaching hospital based general surgeons (31.59% vs. 30.61%). Conclusion: The status of EBM among general surgeons seems to be disappointing and a great effort is required to develop its culture.

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