Table 5. Probability of each procedure given each treatment.
|
|
Treatment |
Approach |
|
|
Follow and do procedure only if required |
Immediate Cryotherapy |
|
Procedure required to cure patient's cervical dysplasia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cured with no procedure |
.570 |
0 |
|
Total proportion cured without any procedure |
.570 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Expected number of cryotherapies (effective or ineffective) |
.2499 |
1.061 |
|
Cured by 1 cryotherapy |
0.2308 |
0.9500 |
|
Cured by 2 cryotherapies |
0.0010 |
0.0055 |
|
Total proportion cured with cryotherapy |
.2318 |
.9555 |
|
|
|
|
|
Expected probability of having each more invasive procedure: |
|
|
|
LEEP |
0.1118 |
0.0332 |
|
Laser ablation |
0.0235 |
0.0033 |
|
Laser cone |
0.0182 |
0.0024 |
|
Cold knife cone |
0.0336 |
0.0043 |
|
Hysterectomy |
0.0111 |
0.0013 |
|
Total proportion requiring procedure more extensive than cryotherapy |
.1982 |
.0445 |
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