The 5,000 saved appears to be just taking the NNT - 1 life saved for every 8 treated - and applying it to the ~40,000 deaths in the UK That's nonsense, and doesn't reflect the reality of either this statistic or treatment for COVID-19
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Also, out of interest - doctors of twitter, what proportion of critically ill COVID-19 patients do you think have been given (roughly, in your experience) dexamethasone or an equivalent corticosteroid?
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NNT = ?
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Number needed to treat.
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