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

The development of clinical practice guidelines involves a series of evidencebased decision-making processes, of which the formation of recommendations being a particularly challenging aspect. It demands decision-makers to have a thorough and precise understanding of the evidence, weigh the potential benefits and risks of interventions, and make value 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 previous studies, this paper proposes a visualization tool, Vitruvian plot, for summarizing evidence and provides illustrative examples to demonstrate its usage and application effects, aiming to offer valuable guidance for researchers.