"Numbers Needed To Treat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Numbers Needed To Treat" by people in Profiles.
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Freedman MS, Montalban X, Miller AE, Dive-Pouletty C, Hass S, Thangavelu K, Leist TP. Comparing outcomes from clinical studies of oral disease-modifying therapies (dimethyl fumarate, fingolimod, and teriflunomide) in relapsing MS: Assessing absolute differences using a number needed to treat analysis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2016 Nov; 10:204-212.
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Lautz TB, Thurm CW, Rothstein DH. Delayed repeat enemas are safe and cost-effective in the management of pediatric intussusception. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Mar; 50(3):423-7.