Meta-Analysis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2023.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2023; 15(12): 2907-2918
Published online Dec 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i12.2907
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Figure 1 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses flow chart. RCT: Randomized controlled trial.
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Figure 2 Risk of bias and applicability concerns of all studies.
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Figure 3 Risk of bias assessment of every study.
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Figure 4 Forest plot of sensitivity of carcinoembryonic antigen. TP: True positive; FP: False positive; FN: False negative; TN: True negative; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.
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Figure 5 Forest plot of sensitivity and specificity of carcinoembryonic antigen. TP: True positive; FP: False positive; FN: False negative; TN: True negative; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.
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Figure 6 Forest plot of the sensitivity and specificity of carcinoembryonic antigen in high-quality trials. TP: True positive; FP: False positive; FN: False negative; TN: True negative; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval.