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Como interpretar una revisión sistemática con comparaciones múltiples o network metaanálisis

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: sistemática con comparaciones múltiples o network metaanálisisgonzaLo LaBarca 1,2 , Juan P. uriBe 3 , aDnan maJiD 3 , erik FoLch 4 , seBasTián FernanDez-Bussy 5How to interpret systematic reviews with multiple comparisons or network meta-analysis Systematic reviews evaluating multiple interventions can be useful in different clinical situations.However, some concerns arise when more than two interventions are compared and there is a paucity of good quality randomized clinical trials.A novel statistical method based on indirect comparisons, called network meta-analysis (NMA), can be a useful approach to find a clinical answer when multiple interventions are evaluated for the same outcome or comparator.The aim of this review is to describe the main characteristics and provide a user guide for a critical analysis of NMA focusing on its three main domains, namely homogeneity, transitivity and consistency.

Source: Revista médica de Chile

DOI: 10.4067/s0034-98872020000100109

Authors: Gonzalo Labarca, Juan P. Uribe, Adnan Majid, Erik Folch, Sebastián Fernandez-Bussy

Institutions: University of Concepción, Universidad San Sebastián, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic in Florida

Language: Spanish

Topic: Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3014231509