Table 5. Heterogeneity for the different pairwise meta-analyses used in the network meta-analysis.
Endpoint | Patient subgroup | Pairwise comparison | I2 | Tau2 | p-value |
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Clinical success | Adults | DAL vs VAN | 76.8% | 0.17 | 0.038 |
DAP vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.424 | ||
LZD vs VAN | 52.5% | 0.061 | 0.078 | ||
TIG vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.964 | ||
Mixed | LZD vs VAN | 37.1% | 0.032 | 0.146 | |
Microbiological success | Adults | DAL vs VAN | 85.6% | 0.672 | 0.009 |
DAP vs VAN | 35.3% | 0.221 | 0.213 | ||
LZD vs VAN | 63.9% | 0.719 | 0.040 | ||
TIG vs VAN | 60.2% | 0.221 | 0.081 | ||
Mixed | LZD vs VAN | 58.3% | 0.300 | 0.048 | |
Discontinuation due to AEs/SAEs | Adults | DAL vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.580 |
DAP vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.660 | ||
TIG vs VAN | 61.7% | 0.448 | 0.074 | ||
Patients with AEs | Adults | DAL vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.372 |
DAP vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.516 | ||
TIG vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.865 | ||
Patients with SAEs | Adults | DAL vs VAN | 17.3% | 0.047 | 0.272 |
DAP vs VAN | 37.5% | 0.214 | 0.187 | ||
TIG vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.394 | ||
All-cause mortality | Adults | DAL vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.400 |
DAP vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.432 | ||
LZD vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.810 | ||
TIG vs VAN | 0% | 0 | 0.856 |
Abbreviations: DAL: dalbavancin; DAP: daptomycin; LZD: linezolid; TEI: teicoplanin; VAN: vancomycin; TIG: tigecycline.