KStones {SRMData}R Documentation

Kidney stone treatments

Description

Treatment of kidneys stones, and the result.

Usage

data(KStones)

Format

A data frame with 8 rows (each variable combination) and 4 columns:

Counts

The number of people with the combination of the other variables

Size

One of Small or Large, the kidney stone size

Method

The method used; one of Method A or Method B

Result

The result of the procedure; one of Success or Failure

Source

Charig, C. R.,D. R. Webb, S. R.Payne, and J. E. A. Wickham. 1986. Comparison of Treatment of Renal Calculi by Open Surgery, Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy, and Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy. British Medical Journal 292: 879–82.


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