rcts are the basis of good clinical practice - con
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RCTs ARE the basis of good practise?
Peter Brindley MD, FRCP-Can, FRCP-Edin, FRCP-Lond(20 weeks per annum ICU doc)
Also:Professor of Critical Care Medicine; Medical Ethics; Anesthesiology
Division ofCritical Care Medicine
RARELY CLARIFIES TRUTH
TOO LONGOFTEN
DOOMED
MEASUREMENT BIAS/VANITY SMALL DIFFs
POSITIVE-BIAS
FIRST VS LASTGENERALIZABLE?/RARELY REPEATED
END POINTS/IGNORE
REAL WORLD
EXCLUSIONS