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Unadjusted and adjusted post-operative PROM scores by operation |
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| PROMs |
NHS |
ISTC |
Adjusted difference* |
95% CI |
P-value |
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| Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
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| EQ-5D |
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| Cataract |
0.77 (0.28) |
0.84 (0.23) |
0.03 |
0.009 to 0.06 |
0.01 |
| Hernia |
0.85 (0.21) |
0.84 (0.22) |
-0.02 |
-0.05 to 0.002 |
0.07 |
| Varicose vein |
0.87 (0.20) |
0.89 (0.19) |
0.005 |
-0.03 to 0.04 |
0.8 |
| Hip |
0.72 (0.26) |
0.82 (0.20) |
0.06 |
0.005 to 0.11 |
0.03 |
| Knee |
0.70 (0.26) |
0.76 (0.22) |
0.03 |
-0.02 to 0.08 |
0.2 |
| Disease-specific |
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| Cataract (VF14) |
92.3 (15.2) |
96.2 (7.8) |
2.6 |
0.97 to 4.2 |
0.005 |
| Hernia (PCS) |
50.1 (9.6) |
51.8 (10.5) |
1.2 |
-0.52 to 2.9 |
0.2 |
| Varicose vein (AVVQ) |
10.3 (9.0) |
8.6 (7.9) |
1.3 |
-3.1 to 0.49 |
0.5 |
| Hip (OHS) |
23.9 (9.9) |
20.5 (7.6) |
2.4 |
-4.4 to -0.36 |
0.03 |
| Knee (OKS) |
27.0 (9.3) |
24.2 (8.8) |
0.86 |
-3.7 to 2.0 |
0.5 |
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*positive adjusted differences indicate better post-operative scores for ISTC patients | |||||
Browne et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:78 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-78 |
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