Table 2

Results expected for the complete treatment groups assuming 60% poor outcome after surgery and 85% poor outcome after conservative treatment


surgery n = 56
conservative treatment n = 56

Poor outcome (n)
34
48
RR (95% CI)
0.71 (0.56–0.90)
ref

RR denotes relative risk; CI, confidence interval.

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