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Will the results help me care for my patient?
Is the tool easily usable:
Yes, it relies on simple clinical information
Do the results apply to my patient?
Yes, my patient was typical of a study patient.
Are the results meaningful:
Yes and No. A 1% risk of ectopic in the low risk group is meaningful.
However, the upper confidence limit of 7% is too risky to accept.
Until a larger sample is studied, and the point estimate of ectopic probability
for low risk patients is known more precisely, I will not use this decision
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