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"The same standard" as in double-blind studies would clearly present issues when it comes to surgery. I can see the argument for a higher standard than is curre
by Latty 6y ago
"The same standard" as in double-blind studies would clearly present issues when it comes to surgery. I can see the argument for a higher standard than is currently held to, but "the same" seems impossible to do in an ethical way, or even just practically.
- Retric 6y agoMany double blind surgical procedures have been tested. Unless it’s limb removal you go in and either do the procedure or go in and don’t do the final setup. The ethics is interesting as surgical procedures can become common without any actual testing of effectiveness. Overall about 1/2 of surgical procedures have had double blind tests and of those about 1/2 passed the test. Which suggests something like 1/4 to 1/2 of surgery’s are ineffective.