In 1996, David Sackett wrote in @bmj_latest ,"Evidence Based Medicine is about integrating individual clinical expertise and tracking down the best external evidence with which to answer our clinical questions."
His BMJ editorial has been cited over 17000 times. 1/3
His BMJ editorial has been cited over 17000 times. 1/3
"It is when asking questions about therapy that we should try to avoid the non-experimental approaches, since these routinely lead to false positive conclusions about efficacy," Sackett warned.
He also wrote how bias and confounders can destroy the validity of studies. 2/3
He also wrote how bias and confounders can destroy the validity of studies. 2/3
Today, Sackett must be turning in his grave watching academicians and policy makers citing poorly designed studies—full of fatal flaws— to justify their stand during #COVID__19 pandemic.
Have they forgotten how to interpret and apply a study, he must be wondering. 3/3
Have they forgotten how to interpret and apply a study, he must be wondering. 3/3
