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The '''number needed to spoon''' (or NNS) is the average number of patients who need to be [[Spatula|spooned]] to prevent one additional bad outcome.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/local-er-offering-pain-meds-freebased-heated-spoon-injected/ Local ER Offering Pain Meds Freebased, or Heated on a Spoon and Injected (Gomerblog)]</ref>
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The '''number needed to spoon''' (or NNS) is the average number of patients who need to be [[Spatula|spooned]] to prevent one additional bad outcome.
  
  
 
'''Related Terms'''
 
'''Related Terms'''
 
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* [[68–95–99.7 Rule]]
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- [[Number Needed to Treat (NNT)]]
* [[Double-Blind]]
 
* [[Double Dummy]]
 
* [[Number Needed to Treat (NNT)]]
 
* [[Number Needed to Chastise (NNC)]]
 
* [[Number Needed to Karaoke (NNK)]]
 
* [[Sample Size]]
 
* [[Standard Deviation]]
 
* [[Tracheal Deviation]]
 
* [[P Value]]
 
* [[Z Test]]
 
  
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- [[Number Needed to Chastise (NNC)]]
  
'''References'''
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- [[Number Needed to Karaoke (NNK)]]
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- [[Standard Deviation]]
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- [[Tracheal Deviation]]
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- [[P Value]]
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- [[Z Test]]
  
[[Category:Biochemistry & Other Things We Don't Care About]]
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[[Category:Medical Terminology]]

Revision as of 10:35, 10 March 2017

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The number needed to spoon (or NNS) is the average number of patients who need to be spooned to prevent one additional bad outcome.


Related Terms


- Number Needed to Treat (NNT)

- Number Needed to Chastise (NNC)

- Number Needed to Karaoke (NNK)

- Standard Deviation

- Tracheal Deviation

- P Value

- Z Test


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