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Table 2 Sensitivity analyses

From: Effect of nitric oxide on postoperative acute kidney injury in patients who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis

Outcome measures

Number of studies (number of patients)

Statistical model

Effect size (95% CI)

p value (test for effect)

Heterogeneity (I2), %

AKI

5 (597)

RR random effects

0.76 (0.62–0.93)

0.008

0

OR random effects

0.58 (0.38–0.90)

0.015

6

OR Peto

0.58 (0.37–0.92)

0.019

12

AKI

3 (400)

RR random effects

0.71 (0.54–0.94)

0.018

10

  1. AKI acute kidney injury, RR risk ratio, OR odds ratio