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View article: The “NUTS” statistic: Applying an EBM disease model to defensive medicine
The “NUTS” statistic: Applying an EBM disease model to defensive medicine Open
Physicians believe that malpractice concerns result in unnecessary testing, and many emergency physicians state that avoiding malpractice is a contributing factor to ordering medically unnecessary tests. Unfortunately, defensive medicine d…
View article: Antiarrhythmics in patients with out-of-hospital-cardiac arrest do not improve survival to hospital discharge
Antiarrhythmics in patients with out-of-hospital-cardiac arrest do not improve survival to hospital discharge Open
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View article: Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Sepsis
Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Sepsis Open
1 in 33 avoided 28-day mortality No benefit 90-day or long-term mortality 1 in 20 avoided in-hospital mortality 1 in 33 avoided ICU mortality 1 in 7 benefited from shock reversal on day 7 1 in 25 benefited from shock reversal on day 28 3% …
View article: Corticosteroids for Treating Pneumonia
Corticosteroids for Treating Pneumonia Open
NNT of 17 for preventing death in patients with severe pneumonia (pneumonia severity index score > 4 or equivalent) NNT of 33 for reducing risk of new respiratory failure NNT of 5 for reducing risk of shock Shorter length of hospital stay …