LAI Honghao, SUN Mingyao, LI Ying, HUANG Jiajie, LIU Jianing, PAN Bei, TIAN Jinhui, GE Long. Vitruvian Plot: A Visual Tool for Intuitive Display of Evidence Summarization Results[J]. Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, 2024, 15(3): 668-675. DOI: 10.12290/xhyxzz.2023-0201
Citation: LAI Honghao, SUN Mingyao, LI Ying, HUANG Jiajie, LIU Jianing, PAN Bei, TIAN Jinhui, GE Long. Vitruvian Plot: A Visual Tool for Intuitive Display of Evidence Summarization Results[J]. Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, 2024, 15(3): 668-675. DOI: 10.12290/xhyxzz.2023-0201

Vitruvian Plot: A Visual Tool for Intuitive Display of Evidence Summarization Results

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82204931

China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Innovation Fund CI2021A05502

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  • Corresponding author:

    GE Long, E-mail: gelong2009@163.com

  • Received Date: April 17, 2023
  • Accepted Date: July 16, 2023
  • Available Online: July 25, 2023
  • Publish Date: July 24, 2023
  • Issue Publish Date: May 29, 2024
  • The development of clinical practice guidelines involves a series of evidence-based decision-making processes, of which the formation of recommendations is particularly challenging. It demands decision-makers to have a thorough and precise understanding of the evidence, weigh the potential benefits and risks of interventions, and make valuable judgments and clinical choices. Compared to traditional approaches of presenting evidence information, the use of visualization tools can facilitate the communication and analysis of evidence, simplify information interpretation, and improve the efficiency of decision-making. Based on previousstudies, this paper proposes a visualization tool, vitruvian plot, for summarizing evidence and provides illustrative examples to demonstrate its usage and effects, with the aim of offering valuable guidance for researchers.

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