Outcomes at a median of 6 months | Number of trials (n) | ESD | Conventional care | RRR (95% CI) | NNT (CI) |
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*Abbreviations defined in glossary. | |||||
†RRR, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article. | |||||
‡Numbers calculated from data provided by author. | |||||
Death or dependence† | 11 (1597) | 45% | 50% | 11% (1 to 20) | 19 (10 to 157) |
Death‡ | 11 (1597) | 8.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% (−23 to 33) | Not significant |
Death or long term institutional care‡ | 9 (1398) | 18% | 23% | 21% (3 to 36) | 21 (12 to 175) |