A little while ago, Richard Lehman said in his weekly review, and in his
inimitable way: "Not very long ago, I could confidently assert that the best
way to manage atrial fibrillation was to stop the atrium fibrillating. Obvious,
isn’t it? And, like so many obvious ideas in medicine, wrong."
I would like to build a list of obvious ideas in medicine that have been
dangerous; for example, advice to put babies to sleep on their tummies.
Suggestions (preferably with references!!) for my list would be much
appreciated.
Thanks very much.
Michael Power
Clinical Knowledge Author, Guideline Developer and Informatician
Clinical Knowledge Summaries www.cks.library.nhs.uk
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