RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Myths, Misunderstandings, and Dogma in Respiratory Care
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 1314
OP 1324
DO 10.4187/respcare.01816
VO 57
IS 8
A1 Rubin, Bruce K
A1 Haynes, Jeffrey M
YR 2012
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/8/1314.abstract
AB Evidence-based medicine has assumed a major place in establishing the standard of care for many diseases. Yet practices based largely on clinical experience have often been difficult to change, even when clearly associated with patient harm. In this paper, based on the 27th Philip Kittredge Memorial Lecture, we highlight respiratory care practices that have clearly failed the tests of time and evidence yet sometimes tenaciously persist. We also discuss the appropriate use and potential abuse of evidence-based medicine.