Table 6.
summary of surgeries or procedures done after conference by change in diagnosis.
| Conference Number | Surgery Done After Conference | Change in Diagnosis | P * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | No | Yes | |||
| First (N = 289) | No | 240 (83.0%) | 128 (78.0%) | 106 (89.1%) | 0.016 |
| Yes | 49 (17.0%) | 36 (22.0%) | 13 (10.9%) | ||
| Second (N = 84) | No | 67 (79.8%) | 41 (73.2%) | 24 (92.3%) | 0.077 |
| Yes | 17 (20.2%) | 15 (26.8%) | 2 (7.7%) | ||
| Third (N = 21) | No | 17 (81.0%) | 13 (81.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 0.530 |
| Yes | 4 (19.0%) | 3 (18.8%) | 1 (33.3%) | ||
| Fourth (N = 8) | No | 8 (100.0%) | 6 (100.0%) | 1 (100.0%) | — |
| Fifth (N = 2) | No | 2 (100.0%) | 2 (100.0%) | 0 | — |
| Sixth (N = 1) | No | 1 (100.0%) | 1 (100.0%) | 0 | — |
* P values were not generated for conferences with fewer than 10 patients due to inability to make reliable inference (as denoted with “—“).