As reported earlier- a large analysis in U.S. veterans hospitals of hydroxychloroqine showed no benefit, and even were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care. #COVID19https://apnews.com/a5077c7227b8eb8b0dc23423c0bbe2b2 …
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Replying to @DrEricDing
Third sentence of AP story admits it’s not a rigorous study.
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Replying to @EmeraldRobinson
There are different levels of evidence. Is it a trial? No (even trials have limitations). But is it better than case reports? Yes. And did they adjust for a large number of confounders? Yes, via propensity scores. So it’s an intermediate level study quality.
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Replying to @DrEricDing @EmeraldRobinson
It is orders of magnitude more rigorous than the evidence previously relied on by many to promote HCQ as a treatment
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