Meta-Analysis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2021; 9(17): 4210-4220
Published online Jun 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i17.4210
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Figure 1 Study attrition. Eighteen papers were finally included in the meta-analysis.
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Figure 2 Risk of bias assessment. (+): Low; (?): Unclear; (-): High.
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Figure 3 Forest plot showed odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for risk of blood transfusion between tranexamic acid and placebo in bone surgery. CI: Confidence interval.
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Figure 4 Forest plot showed odds ratio for risk of blood transfusion between topical tranexamic acid and IV tranexamic acid in bone surgery. CI: Confidence interval; TXA: Tranexamic acid.
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Figure 5 Forest plot showed mean difference (95% confidence interval) of blood loss between topical tranexamic acid and IV tranexamic acid in bone surgery. CI: Confidence interval; SD: Standard deviation; TXA: Tranexamic acid.
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Figure 6 Forest plot showed mean difference (95% confidence interval) for blood loss between tranexamic acid and placebo in bone surgery. CI: Confidence interval; SD: Standard deviation.