Expert Opinion Is Necessary: Delphi Panel Methodology Facilitates a Scientific Approach to Consensus.
expert_opinion · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.11.022.
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Abstract
Our current trend and focus on evidence-based medicine is biased in favor of randomized controlled trials, which are ranked highest in the hierarchy of evidence while devaluing expert opinion, which is ranked lowest in the hierarchy. However, randomized controlled trials have weaknesses as well as strengths, and no research method is flawless. Moreover, stringent application of scientific research techniques, such as the Delphi Panel methodology, allows survey of experts in a high quality and scientific manner. Level V evidence (expert opinion) remains a necessary component in the armamentarium used to determine the answer to a clinical question.
Medical subject headings
- Consensus
- Delphi Technique
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Expert Testimony