Murphy - Figure 40

Absolute drop out rate 16 percent

FIG. 40: Overall, approximately 16% of the enrolled patients dropped out of the study during follow-up, a small proportion.[1] However some of the patients who dropped out of the study did so after meeting the primary outcome, and therefore in terms of power calculation, the dropout rate was 10%, well within the prespecified power calculation.

Murphy P. Chest 2017:00.

References

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Murphy P, Arbane G, Bourke S, et al. Effect of home non-invasive ventilation with oxygen therapy vs oxygen therapy alone on hospital readmission or death after an acute COPD exacerbation: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. In press.