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Number needed to treat: A primer for neurointerventionalists.

Juan Carlos Martinez-GutierrezThabele Leslie-MazwiRonil V ChandraKevin L OngRaul G NogueiraMayank GoyalFelipe C AlbuquerqueJoshua A Hirsch
Published in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2019)
In comparison with available stroke therapies, mechanical thrombectomy stands out as the most effective acute intervention in patients with emergent large-vessel occlusions. Understanding how the number needed to treat is derived and its implications helps provide perspective to clinical trial data, identify health-care resource priorities, and improve communication with patients, health-care providers, and additional key stakeholders.
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