The Importance of Evidence-Based Medicine

The science and the anecdote are dependent on each other. You need people's real experiences to legitimize evidence-based medicine, says David Frum. The health care system that he worked for made it a practice guideline to treat some types of skin infections like cellulitis with oral antibiotics instead of admitting the patient for IV antibiotics. " PO antibiotics were just as effective as admitting the patient to the hospital and giving them IV antibiotics," said Dr. Frum. 'It's way cheaper you don't have to admit the patient'