tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post1719259924447727591..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: Does the timing of appendectomy influence the wound infection rate?Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-38703096173443740392013-12-17T11:56:05.469-05:002013-12-17T11:56:05.469-05:00Thanks for commenting. Even if there is no outcome...Thanks for commenting. Even if there is no outcome difference between immediate and delayed surgery, what about the unnecessary pain that the patient has to go through while waiting overnight for the case to be done? In my experience, it's hard to muster the OR team at 6 am. The overnight crew drags their feet until the day shift arrives. Now you are bumping someone from the elective schedule.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-2290564789150505522013-12-17T01:04:33.687-05:002013-12-17T01:04:33.687-05:00I agree with skeptical's bias that the appende...I agree with skeptical's bias that the appendectomy should be done as soon as possible when the diagnosis is made. Unfortunately, the trend now is surgeons are now booking patients who have the diagnosis made at midnight for 6am. bigjimricottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04476836197646644643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-49799018721359647992012-09-13T21:16:41.178-04:002012-09-13T21:16:41.178-04:00I agree. It's kind of sad.I agree. It's kind of sad.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-54797110265704259452012-09-13T19:35:34.207-04:002012-09-13T19:35:34.207-04:00In this day and age when anything and everything m...In this day and age when anything and everything must be published to add another line in your CV it's becoming harder to find diamonds of knowledge amongst all the crapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-56300305526206626182012-09-13T15:46:18.267-04:002012-09-13T15:46:18.267-04:00Pik, that's a great comment. It is hard to und...Pik, that's a great comment. It is hard to understand why that isn't done.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-77972286817261396932012-09-13T15:16:23.611-04:002012-09-13T15:16:23.611-04:00Perhaps someone publishing the article should revi...Perhaps someone publishing the article should review the abstract and article and, I don't know, suggest edits: hey, that's a good idea there should be a job like that perhaps "editor" or "reviewer" pr something!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196943939147162147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-64503402208101201152012-09-13T10:06:13.484-04:002012-09-13T10:06:13.484-04:00Thanks for the comments. I agree with your last se...Thanks for the comments. I agree with your last sentence. At least there should be a law that the abstract should have something to do with the paper.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-54410345556799090392012-09-13T05:16:03.115-04:002012-09-13T05:16:03.115-04:00Thanks for doing what many readers who only skim a...Thanks for doing what many readers who only skim abstracts don't do: critically appraise the article. Biases like those you point out are rife in studies of this nature where data from a large retrospective cohort are crunched until something significant comes out of them.<br /><br />There ought to be a law against conclusions that are not adequately supported by the findings of the study.Dr Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376469049519802493noreply@blogger.com