Amol and Nathan want you to understand the following:
1. A large randomized evaulation of a quality improvement intervention demonstrated a modest but significant reduction in rates of cesarean-section in Quebec.
2. A large double-blind randomized-controlled-trial of over 1100 patients showed that pentoxifylline is not beneficial in the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis and prednisolone may have mild early benefits but does not have long-term benefit.
The papers
MR Thursz et al. Prednisolone or Pentoxifylline for Alcoholic Hepatitis. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 23;372(17):1619-28. (PubMed).
N Chaillet et al. A cluster-randomized trial to reduce cesarean delivery rates in Quebec. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 30;372(18):1710-21. (PubMed).
