Table 2

Outcomes of participants randomised to the early and late use of EDS groups

Early EDS groupLate EDS group
Initial differentialRevision with EDSRevision with case materialInitial differentialRevision with case materialRevision with EDS
Number of hypotheses generated
All participants5.64
(3 to 8.94)		7.96
(4.25 to 11.5)		7.06
(3.44 to 12)		5.05
(2.75 to 8.5)		5.30
(2.25 to 9.94)		6.19
(2.56 to 11.44)
Medical students4.67
(2.75 to 8.94)		7.39
(4.25 to 11.56)		6.82
(3.25 to 11.75)		4.57
(2.19 to 7.25)		4.8
(1.5 to 8)		5.91
(2.44 to 10.94)
Residents6.47
(3.88 to 8.75)		8.89
(4.31 to 11.88)		7.92
(3.56 to 12.19)		5.01
(3.19 to 8.31)		5.15
(2.75 to 9.56)		5.86
(3.06 to 11)
Practising physicians5.97
(4.06 to 9)		7.72
(4.06 to 11.38)		6.48
(3.38 to 11.44)		5.57
(3 to 9.13)		5.95
(2.56 to 11)		6.82
(2.88 to 12.94)
Likelihood of correct diagnosis in the differential
All participants0.12
(0 to 0.19)		0.19
(0.13 to 0.25)		0.25
(0.13 to 0.44)		0.11
(0 to 0.19)		0.21
(0 to 0.44)		0.30
(0.06 to 0.50)
Medical students0.10
(0 to 0.19)		0.21
(0.13 to 0.31)		0.24
(0.13 to 0.38)		0.10
(0 to 0.19)		0.13
(0 to 0.25)		0.26
(0.06 to 0.44)
Residents0.14
(0.06 to 0.25)		0.19
(0.13 to 0.25)		0.27
(0.13 to 0.50)		0.12
(0.06 to 0.19)		0.25
(0.06 to 0.44)		0.34
(0.19 to 0.56)
Practising physicians0.12
(0.06 to 0.19)		0.17
(0.06 to 0.25)		0.25
(0.13 to 0.38)		0.12
(0.0 to 0.25)		0.25
(0.06 to 0.44)		0.30
(0.06 to 0.56)

  • All numbers are means across all 16 cases with 95% CIs shown in brackets.

  • EDS, electronic diagnostic support.