Multivariable fractional polynomial interaction to investigate continuous effect modifiers in a meta-analysis on higher versus lower PEEP for patients with ARDS

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Kasenda, Benjamin ^a   Sauerbrei, Willi ^b   Royston, Patrick ^c   Mercat, Alain ^d   Slutsky, Arthur S ^e   Cook, Deborah ^f   Guyatt, Gordon H ^f   Brochard, Laurent ^e,g   Richard, Jean Christophe M ^h   Stewart, Thomas E ⁱ   Meade, Maureen ^f   Briel, Matthias ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h INSERM   (France)

ⁱ Systeme de sante de Niagara   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIDAL VOLUME;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 85030673423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2016-011148     Document Type: Article

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