Thread by @OBsleepmerchant

Up next: sadly NOT #OBAnes but no less interesting… #CASAM2022

First a disclaimer: I missed a few slides watching my daughter’s recital (yes I tweeted that too), and the talk was cut off (which @AnaSjaus, is the BEST way to ensure rejection of your manuscript) #CASAM2022

@pmgjones leads off with a math-heavy presentation, read the slides twice (or in the morning after coffee) #CASAM2022

Fragility index… alarming that anesthesia literature’s score is just 3 (would love to know what other medical branches score). #CASAM2022

We really don’t power our studies well (when I did my masters the going information was do 20 in each arm and you’ll be fine - wasn’t true then, still isn’t). Sadly over time we’re not getting better, resorting to p-hacking #CASAM2022

Need more coffee for this one - the math I understand but can’t explain… so maybe not understanding well enough yet #CASAM2022

I sort of agree with the quick fix of decreasing the p to 0.005 - especially when only 58% of studies that potentially impact our practice would retain significance. #CASAM2022

Ah! On to @HughHemmings @BJAJournals … less math! Sadly suspect not everyone rejected will get a Nobel in time - but whatever gives us hope? #CASAM2022

Reasons for rejection (slide 3 lost to Hedgwig’s theme and rightly so) #CASAM2022

Benefits of rejection(?) and How to respond to editors #CASAM2022

Dr Evan D Kharasch @_Anesthesiology gives an approach to dealing with rejection #CASAM2022

The maybe’s… there’s always a “but” #CASAM2022

What not to do… including cutting off Dr Kharasch or misspelling his name #CASAM2022