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. 2023 Oct 11;2023(10):CD007026. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007026.pub7

1. Outcome all‐cause death and sensitivity analyses.

Analysis Participants Nominator Denominator
Primary analysis
(Intention‐to‐treat, best‐case)
Sensitivity analysis 1 ‐ best‐case
Lost to follow‐up Excludeda Included
Sensitivity analysis 2 ‐ worst‐caseb Lost to follow‐up Included as deaths Included
Observed case analysis (as per trial authors) Lost to follow‐up Excluded Excluded

a"Excluded" means removed from the calculation.

bTo re‐classify missing participants (missing data, including losses to follow‐up) as treatment failures. For negative outcomes (death) this represents a true worst‐case scenario.