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Table 2 Results expected for the complete treatment groups assuming 60% poor outcome after surgery and 85% poor outcome after conservative treatment

From: Hemicraniectomy after middle cerebral artery infarction with life-threatening Edema trial (HAMLET). Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of decompressive surgery in space-occupying hemispheric infarction

 

surgery n = 56

conservative treatment n = 56

Poor outcome (n)

34

48

RR (95% CI)

0.71 (0.56–0.90)

ref

  1. RR denotes relative risk; CI, confidence interval.