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It still approaches zero. edit-to-add: I recall during our new parent class the lecture where they were discouraging the use of pain drugs during birth becaus
by pnw_hazor 6y ago
It still approaches zero.
edit-to-add:
I recall during our new parent class the lecture where they were discouraging the use of pain drugs during birth because it increased the chance of a bad outcome by 2x or 4X. (I can't remember the actual value the nurse said.)
When I asked what is the actual chance of a bad outcome and what is 2x of that. She didn't know and didn't like me pointing out in front of the class that 2x was probably still pretty close to zero.
- dwaltrip 6y agoAn X% increase in all-cause mortality is far more significant than an X% increase of one specific medical risk. You are comparing apples to oranges.
- pnw_hazor 6y agoI am not trying to compare the two metrics. Getting instantly down voted for my initial comment reminded me of how that nurse acted 25 years ago.