3. Model fit.

All‐cause mortality at maximal follow‐up	Fixed‐effect model	Random‐effects model	Inconsistency model
Dbar	65.76	65.69	65.73
DIC	80.48	80.35	80.43
pD	14.72	14.66	14.7
Adverse events proportion	Fixed‐effect model	Random‐effects model	Inconsistency model
Dbar	45.75	45.77	45.73
DIC	56.81	56.86	56.79
pD	11.06	11.09	11.06
SBP resolution	Fixed‐effect model	Random‐effects model	Inconsistency model
Dbar	61.72	62.34	62.42
DIC	75.77	77.07	77.24
pD	14.05	14.73	14.82
Other decompensation	Fixed‐effect model	Random‐effects model	Inconsistency model
Dbar	56.05	56.01	56.05
DIC	66.88	66.78	66.87
pD	10.83	10.77	10.83
Length of hospital stay	Fixed‐effect model	Random‐effects model	Inconsistency model
Dbar	14.39	14.38	14.39
DIC	18.39	18.36	18.39
pD	3.999	3.986	3.999

Abbreviations

Dbar: posterior mean of deviance; pD: effective number of parameters or leverage; DIC: deviance information criteria