TABLE 6.
Meta‐analysis for the Papillary Bleeding index using a random model
| Papillary Bleeding index | Number of comparisons | Comparison | Effect size | Heterogeneity | Online appendix number | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DiffM | 95% CI | p‐Value | I 2 | p‐Value | Forrest plot | Funnel plot | TSA | ||||
| Number | TSA does research the RIS or not (yes/no) | ||||||||||
|
Robinson et al. (1997) 49 Schmickler et al. (2016) 70 2x Schmalz et al. (2017‐AJD) 71 Schmalz et al. (2018‐COI) 73 2x |
6 | Baseline | 0.05 | (−0.04; 0.15) | 0.28 | 29% | 0.22 | S12A | NA | NA | NA |
| End | −0.08 | (−0.18; 0.02) | 0.13 | 55% | 0.05 | S12B | NA | S12C | No | ||
| Difference | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
Note: p‐Values are presented in bold if p ≤ 0.05.
Abbreviations: ?, Unclear; NA, Not applicable; RIS, Required Information Size; TSA, Trial sequential analysis.