ENDING MEDICAL REVERSAL IMPROVING OUTCOMES, SAVING LIVES

C2015 VERY GOOD IN VG DUST JACKET JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS [PRASAD & CIFU] CRISP AND CLEAN IMPROVING OUTCOMES, SAVING LIVES

From Publisher:

Medications such as Vioxx and procedures such as vertebroplasty for back pain are among the medical "advances" that turned out to be dangerous or useless. What Dr. Vinayak K. Prasad and Dr. Adam S. Cifu call medical reversal happens when doctors start using a medication, procedure, or diagnostic tool without a robust evidence base--and then stop using it when it is found not to help, or even to harm, patients.

In Ending Medical Reversal, Drs. Prasad and Cifu narrate fascinating stories from every corner of medicine to explore why medical reversals occur, how they are harmful, and what can be done to avoid them. They explore the difference between medical innovations that improve care and those that only appear to be promising. They also outline a comprehensive plan to reform medical education, research funding and protocols, and the process for approving new drugs that will ensure that more of what gets done in doctors' offices and hospitals is truly effective.

Product Info

ISBN: 1421417723

ISBN-13: 9781421417721

Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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