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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 66(01): 007-010
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1586158
Review Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Data Science Meets the Clinician: Challenges and Future Directions

Efstratios I. Charitos
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Halle (Saale), Halle, Germany
,
Manuel Wilbring
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Halle (Saale), Halle, Germany
,
Hendrik Treede
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Halle (Saale), Halle, Germany
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20 January 2016

13 June 2016

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10 August 2016 (online)

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Abstract

In the last three decades a profound transformation of the medical profession has taken place. The modern clinician is required to consume vast amounts of information from clinical studies, critically reviewing evidence that may or may not lead to changes in clinical practice. The present article presents some challenges that this era of information poses to clinicians and patients.

Keywords

outcomesprofessional affairs - education - mortality - morbidity
 

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