@sarahkliff @maggiemahar Result extrapolated from 35 deaths. Shoddy science, misleading reporting.https://twitter.com/runde_mc/status/727928627778584576 …
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@sarahkliff @maggiemahar Result extrapolated from 35 deaths. Shoddy science, misleading reporting.https://twitter.com/runde_mc/status/727928627778584576 …
@amitns @sarahkliff
Amit--
This i only 1 of a great many studies that, over a period of years, have shown how common Preventable errors R.
@maggiemahar @sarahkliff sensationalist headlines make that conversation v hard & promotes defensive medicine @ShannonBrownlee
@amitns @sarahkliff @ShannonBrownlee
Amit- Other studies support BMJ- errors 3rd or 4th leading cause of death
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/830_Bleich_errors.pdf …
@maggiemahar @sarahkliff @ShannonBrownlee perhaps less of those errors would have occurred if there was less pressure to do something.
@amitns @sarahkliff @ShannonBrownlee
Docs have taken an oath to “do no harm”
Blaming pt. for “pressure” is a cop-out.
Docs have the power
@maggiemahar @sarahkliff @ShannonBrownlee Mr A wants prostate cancer ruled out. His brother has metastatic pr cancer. Not easy discussion.
@sarahkliff @juliaoftoronto That statistic isn't new, and it's also wrong. http://bit.ly/1GnIgXz
@sarahkliff @mattyglesias So according the NRA method, the answer is more medical errors?
@sarahkliff @mbebinger miscommunication about a confirmed staph infection after a surgery almost ended my life; took 14 mos recovery
@RosinaLucibello wow! Who miscommunication?
@mbebinger they also didn't give me antibiotics after surgery/3 days later had 105temp/11 days in hospital/14 mos recovery
@RosinaLucibello wow again - so sorry - sounds like a horrible experience!
@mbebinger I sent you an email! Thanks for listening, Martha!
@sarahkliff @VicElder Point taken and troublesome! Great illustration BUT, Need definition of " medical error" ? Need to flesh out w/DETAIL?
@sarahkliff @ezraklein Key is healthy habits & minimize bad ones to avoid medical care & be judicious with "Preventive care". Do no harm!!!
@sarahkliff @ezraklein Horrible.But these people are very sick or have bad chronic disease and are only alive because of medical care.cont.
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