Outcomes | Comparison | Weighted event rates | RBI (95% CI) | NNT (CI) |
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Success at 3 to 12 mo | Chym v placebo | 69% v 48% | 45% (13 to 87) | 5 (3 to 17) |
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‡Chym = chymopapain. Other abbreviations defined in glossary; RBI, NNT, RRR, and CI calculated from data in article. | ||||
2d procedure in 2 y | Chym v placebo | 17% v 29% | 45% (22 to 62) | 7 (6 to 14) |
Discectomy v chym | 2% v 27% | 87% (73 to 93) | 6 (5 to 7) |