Re:Turns out lowly thymus may be saving your life
by mlyle on Thursday August 10, 2023 @04:50PM
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I had thought about this and had amended this to "in most cases" before you posted.
If the standard of care is removing the appendix, and you have a strong reason to believe that something less may be superior, you may be able to conduct a randomized trial.
But any other combination of facts is going to be hard for an IRB to swallow.
If the standard of care is removing the appendix, and you have a strong reason to believe that something less may be superior, you may be able to conduct a randomized trial.
But any other combination of facts is going to be hard for an IRB to swallow.