Table 2.
Proportion of patients referred with respect to treatment received and intervention status of the practice. Denominator varies according to number of cases prescribed that particular treatment—for example, in intervention group of 163 women with menorrhagia who were not prescribed tranexamic acid, 26 were referred. For each treatment number of referrals with respect to intervention or control grouping is constant. Values are proportions (percentages) of women
Treatments | Intervention | Control |
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No tranexamic acid | 26/163 (16) | 32/121 (26) |
Tranexamic acid only | 23/132 (17) | 13/42 (31) |
Tranexamic acid plus other treatments | 27/82 (33) | 9/23 (39) |
Total referrals/total cases | 76/377 (20) | 54/186 (29) |
No mefenamic acid | 52/270 (19) | 34/120 (28) |
Mefenamic acid only | 4/42 (10) | 8/44 (18) |
Mefenamic acid plus other treatments | 20/65 (31) | 12/22 (55) |
Total referrals/total cases | 76/377 (20) | 54/186 (29) |
No norethisterone | 49/293 (17) | 36/142 (25) |
Norethisterone only | 9/30 (30) | 9/24 (37) |
Norethisterone plus other treatments | 18/54 (33) | 9/20 (45) |
Total referrals/total cases | 76/377 (20) | 54/186 (29) |