> You would think medicine would be evidence-based (…)
Your comment sounds like it refers to the front line contacts with the patient.
It has been a while, but my own experience was that (1) the studies I wanted to see did not exist; (2) the doctor was not forthcoming about their own statistics / outcomes; (3) outcomes were not tracked by anyone past (very small N) year; (4) no access to prior complaints against doctor.
I’ll stop the list there, but when things go wrong it is evident that science is not being done.
The best related published account I know of is of the best cystic fibrosis treatment centers in the country. (Sorry, no reference.)
Your comment sounds like it refers to the front line contacts with the patient.
It has been a while, but my own experience was that (1) the studies I wanted to see did not exist; (2) the doctor was not forthcoming about their own statistics / outcomes; (3) outcomes were not tracked by anyone past (very small N) year; (4) no access to prior complaints against doctor.
I’ll stop the list there, but when things go wrong it is evident that science is not being done.
The best related published account I know of is of the best cystic fibrosis treatment centers in the country. (Sorry, no reference.)