Don’t routinely prescribe antibiotics for acute upper airway infections. Assess the opportunity in patients at risk of lower respiratory tract infection or in case of clinical worsening after a few days
Upper respiratory tract infections (including acute otitis media) are usually caused by viruses and recover spontaneously in a few days. The routine use of antibiotics raises the risk of bacterial resistance and side effects. Patients at risk of lower respiratory...
Don’t routinely prescribe imaging for low back pain without warning signs or symptoms (Red Flags)
Low back pain is usually benign and self-limiting. The history and physical examination, inclusive of neurological assessment, can exclude serious clinical situations. Imaging in low back pain without Red Flags is in generally inappropriate (at least for the first 6...
Don’t use bevacizumab for its various oncologic indications.
Based on the most recent literature assessing the effectiveness of bevacizumab, the benefit expected from this agent for its various oncologic indications is in the order of a few weeks of survival gained. Since the cost of bevacizumab is high and its incremental...
Don’t prefer bioresorbable coronary stents over traditional drug-eluting stents.
The recent development of bioresorbable coronary stents (Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds, BVS) represent a promising therapeutic option as compared with traditional drug-eluting stents (DES). However, based on the most recent evidence currently available, BVS (the...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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