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Is convalescent plasma futile in COVID-19? A Bayesian re-analysis of the RECOVERY randomised controlled trial

2021-04-05

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<h4>Introduction</h4> Randomised trials are generally performed from a frequentist perspective reporting point estimates and 95% confidence intervals. This approach can confuse “evidence of no effect” with “no evidence of an effect” and does not allow for contextual knowledge. The RECOVERY trial evaluated convalescent plasma for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, the interaction test for the primary outcome was...

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738c702c-2e9d-5ede-bdb0-e8b6f0e72be9
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10.1101/2021.04.01.21254679
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