Author: Adrian Boyle / Editor: Yasmin Sultan / Reviewer: Michael Stewart / Codes: SLO1, SLO10 / Published: 04/03/2019
Description:
You are reading a paper about the effect of tranexamic acid for patients who have suffered major trauma. The researchers randomly allocated tranexamic acid to 10,096 patients, and placebo to 10,115. 489 patients who received tranexamic acid died from bleeding, compared to 574 patients who received placebo.
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Good reminder of how to calculate relative risk
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Great example for what looks like a rather complex concept
Great example
revision of relative risk