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. 2021 Dec 18;9:75. doi: 10.1186/s40560-021-00589-x

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis and TSA of the primary outcome. Legends: a Forest plots of the subgroup analysis for the change in SOFA score over the first 72 h. Septic shock was assessed as a subgroup. b Forest plots of the sensitivity analysis for the change in SOFA score over the first 72 h. Trials that excluded patients with renal failure at enrollment was assessed. c Trial sequential analysis for the change in SOFA score over the first 72 h. The blue cumulative z curve crossed the conventional monitoring boundary and the red trial sequential boundary for benefit (the pooled effect, 0.56; 95% CI 0.23–0.89; I2 = 0%). The required information size (RIS) was 1038 (a two-sided a of 0.05, β of 80%)