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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