Hypothesis-generating procedures and unmasking novel associations in large observational studies: are we doing harm while doing good?

A Chau^{1

2

3}, R Hofmeyr^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
² Department of Anesthesia, BC Women's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
³ Department of Anesthesia, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

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A Chau et al. Anaesthesia. 2023 Jan.

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. 2023 Jan;78(1):9-13.

doi: 10.1111/anae.15877. Epub 2022 Sep 30.

A Chau^{1

2

3}, R Hofmeyr^{4

5}

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
² Department of Anesthesia, BC Women's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
³ Department of Anesthesia, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

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Keywords: COVID-19; airway complications; airway management; filtering facepiece respirator; personal protective equipment.

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