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Table 2 Hepatic Events During 12-Week Follow-up Period by Cohort (Full Analysis Set)

From: Real world safety of methoxyflurane analgesia in the emergency setting: a comparative hybrid prospective-retrospective post-authorisation safety study

Variable

Methoxyflurane Cohort (1)

(N = 1236)

Concurrent Cohort (2)

(N = 1101)

Non-concurrent Cohort (3) (N = 45112)

p-value

(1) vs. (2)

p-value

(1) vs. (3)

All Hepatic Events

No. of patients with events

23

33

1112

-

-

% of patients (95% CI)

1.9

(1.1, 2.6)

3.0

(2.0, 4.0)

2.5

(2.3, 2.6)

0.079

0.192

Incidence Rate for All Hepatic Events

No. of valid patientsa

1222

1048

45112

-

-

No. of patients with events (%)

22 (1.80)

32 (3.05)

1112 (2.46)

-

-

Incidence rate (patient-month) (95% CI)

6.62

(4.15, 10.03)

11.34

(7.75, 16.00)

9.16

(8.63, 9.72)

0.052

0.131

Incidence rate ratiob

(95% CI)

-

1.71

(0.99, 2.95)

1.40

(0.91, 2.11)

-

-

Confirmed Hepatic Events

No. of patients with events

20

23

287

-

-

% of patients (95% CI)

1.6

(0.9, 2.3)

2.1

(1.2, 2.9)

0.6

(0.6, 0.7)

0.442

< 0.001

Incidence Rate for Confirmed Hepatic Events

No. of valid patientsa

1223

1049

45112

-

-

No. of patients with events (%)

20 (1.64)

23 (2.19)

287 (0.64)

-

-

Incidence rate (patient-month) (95% CI)

6.01

(3.67, 9.28)

8.08

(5.12, 12.13)

2.33

(2.07, 2.62)

0.332

< 0.001

Incidence rate ratiob

(95% CI)

-

1.34

(0.74, 2.45)

0.39

(0.25, 0.61)

-

-

  1. CI = confidence interval
  2. a Patients with complete follow up
  3. b Methoxyflurane cohort is reference category