 Numbers Needed To Treat
"Numbers Needed To Treat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Number of patients who need to be treated in order to prevent one additional bad outcome. It is the inverse of Absolute Risk Reduction.
| Descriptor ID |
D061366
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.581.500.902.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Absolute Risk Reduction- Absolute Risk Reduction
- Absolute Risk Reductions
- Reduction, Absolute Risk
- Reductions, Absolute Risk
- Risk Reduction, Absolute
- Risk Reductions, Absolute
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| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Kent DM, Saver JL, Kasner SE, Nelson J, Carroll JD, Chatellier G, Derumeaux G, Furlan AJ, Herrmann HC, J?ni P, Kim JS, Koethe B, Lee PH, Lefebvre B, Mattle HP, Meier B, Reisman M, Smalling RW, Soendergaard L, Song JK, Mas JL, Thaler DE. Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects in an Analysis of Pooled Individual Patient Data From Randomized Trials of Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale After Stroke. JAMA. 2021 12 14; 326(22):2277-2286.
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Hess CN, Debus ES, Nehler MR, Anand SS, Patel MR, Szarek M, Capell WH, Hsia J, Beckman JA, Brodmann M, Diaz R, Habertheuer P, Leeper NJ, Powell RJ, Sillesen H, Muehlhofer E, Berkowitz SD, Haskell LP, Bauersachs RM, Bonaca MP. Reduction in Acute Limb Ischemia With Rivaroxaban Versus Placebo in Peripheral Artery Disease After Lower Extremity Revascularization: Insights From VOYAGER PAD. Circulation. 2021 12 07; 144(23):1831-1841.
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