Table 1

Results expected for each of the two treatment arms assuming 60% poor outcome after surgery and 85% poor outcome after conservative treatment


surgery n = 28
conservative treatment n = 28

Poor outcome (n)
17
24
RR (95% CI)
0.71 (0.51–0.99)
ref

RR denotes relative risk; CI, confidence interval. Conservative treatment indicates IC or SU treatment.

Hofmeijer et al. Trials 2006 7:29   doi:10.1186/1745-6215-7-29