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Pascal’s Wager, infective endocarditis and the “no-lose” philosophy in medicine
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- Published on: 23 November 2015
- Published on: 23 November 2015Provincial LetterShaw D and Conway DI (1) correctly identify that a fact neither proved nor disproved lies at the heart of both Pascalââ¬â¢s wager and the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance in relation to the use of antibiotic (abx) prophylaxis for infective endocarditis (IE) . The no lose argument is no match winner for NICE because cardiologists are all too keenly aware that antibiotics kill as sure...Show MoreConflict of Interest:
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