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Halloween gift 
and without any COVID-19 
information... So refreshing. Thank you @METRICStanford and @CathrineAxfors for pointing this super editorial. …https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.15297
and without any COVID-19 information... So refreshing. Thank you @METRICStanford and @CathrineAxfors for pointing this super editorial. …https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.15297
Covering this super paper. …https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.15263
About a interesting assessment by John Carlisle who is editor at @Anaes_Journal.
Question: Are we surrounded by zombie 
trials ? i.e. 8 % of fatally flawed trials with false data submitted to @Anaes_Journal !
trials ? i.e. 8 % of fatally flawed trials with false data submitted to @Anaes_Journal !
Once, we found two zombies trials about artemisia published at phytomedicine, an Elsevier journal. Correcting the records was long and very difficult. https://www.reither.org/post/artemisia-infusions-correcting-the-records-was-difficult
trials about artemisia published at phytomedicine, an Elsevier journal. Correcting the records was long and very difficult. https://www.reither.org/post/artemisia-infusions-correcting-the-records-was-difficult
A story well covered by @RetractionWatch and @LetoSapunar. https://retractionwatch.com/2020/08/05/a-bitter-aftertaste-legal-threats-alleged-poisoning-muddy-the-waters-for-a-trial-of-a-tea-to-treat-malaria/
I thought that it was somewhat rare to find such studies with false data and flawed conclusions. But were we missing the wood for the trees ?
The answer may be a « yes ». For sure, the concept of zombie trial as presented in the paper involves a part of subjectivity, and the heroic analysis presented would surely deserve an heroic replication. But please read both the paper and the editorial and... happy Halloween
