I read it, he didn’t define his selection criteria.
RE: I read it, he didn’t define his selection criteria.
You said that you suspect that he probably selected mostly asymptomatic patients in order to later to “advertise”that his protocol worked.
I wonder whether we are reading the same paper.
From the paper whose PDF link I sent you.... COPY AND PASTE from the section: Clinical classification and clinical follow-up
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Upon admission, patients were grouped into two categories:
i) those with an upper respiratory
tract infection (URTI) presenting with rhinitis and/or pharyngitis, and/or isolated low-grade
fever and myalgia, and
ii) those with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) presenting with symptoms of pneumonia or bronchitis.
The time between the onset of symptoms and
admission, and the time between the onset of symptoms and treatment was documented.
Risk factors for severe COVID-19, including older age, cancer, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and diabetes (4), as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity and any immunosuppressive treatments were documented.
The national early warning score (NEWS) for COVID-19 patients, was collected upon ward admission and during follow up. The NEWS score was calculated based on the following parameters:
Age, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature, systolic blood pressure, pulse rate and level of consciousness (19). We defined three risk categories for clinical deterioration: low score (NEWS 0-4), medium score (NEWS 5-6), and high score (NEWS) for COVID patients.
The need for oxygen therapy, transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU), death, and length of stay in the ID ward were documented.
Chest computed tomography
Patients systematically underwent an unenhanced chest low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) upon admission or soon after, using a single CT machine (Revolution EVO - GE Healthcare, WI, USA). All images were analysed by experienced chest radiologists, then
classified as compatible or not compatible with pneumonia.
Images were considered to be compatible in the presence of peripheral multifocal ground-glass opacities with or without reticulations, or in the presence of alveolar consolidation or crazy paving pattern.
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What ever he did, Dr. Raoult did not rig his study to only select asymptomatic Covid-19 positive patients. as you alleged.