Tratamiento óptimo. Lo que se pierde al no efectuarse.

Translated title of the contribution: First-line treatment. What is lost by not giving it

F. López-Jiménez, M. A. Luna-Jiménez

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Abstract

It is highly desirable to give always the best therapeutic alternative. However, the accomplishment of this goal is not always possible, leaving the physician with second, third or no therapeutic choice at all. The reasons for this may be economic, logistic, medical and cultural. In order to know what the patients are losing, we need to test how strong the scientific evidence is for the first choice option, and second, we have to consider the magnitude of improvement on clinical outcomes, comparing the best therapy and the next best available therapy. In many instances, the difference in clinical benefit is small and even negligible.

Translated title of the contributionFirst-line treatment. What is lost by not giving it
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)145-150
Number of pages6
JournalRevista de investigación clínica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutrición
Volume49
Issue number2
StatePublished - 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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