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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8 Comments
a good example to teach us with, thank you
Good reminder of how to calculate relative risk
simple reminder. Thanks.
Great
The last statement explains it all. Thank you so much
Great example for what looks like a rather complex concept
Great example
revision of relative risk