Challenging guidelines

A fascinating article in the BMJ (apologies if you're not a subscriber) describes efforts to challenge European Society of Cardiology guidelines on initiation of perioperative beta blockers in patients with ischaemic heart disease having high risk surgery. The guidelines were based on trials which have been discredited because of research misconduct. However, the authors who pointed out this misconduct have found it nigh-on impossible to get the guideline withdrawn and have questioned the society's insistence that events occurring within development guidelines should be kept "secret and confidential." (A bit Chatham House rules-ish....!) It's a long article but an important one.
Source: Doc2Doc BMJ Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: forums