Number needed to treat: A primer for neurointerventionalists.
Juan Carlos Martinez-GutierrezThabele Leslie-MazwiRonil V ChandraKevin L OngRaul G NogueiraMayank GoyalFelipe C AlbuquerqueJoshua A HirschPublished 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.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- clinical trial
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic kidney disease
- atrial fibrillation
- peritoneal dialysis
- study protocol
- electronic health record
- respiratory failure
- machine learning
- big data
- double blind
- phase ii
- intensive care unit
- hepatitis b virus
- patient reported outcomes
- social media
- aortic dissection
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- artificial intelligence
- mechanical ventilation
- patient reported