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Fig. 3 | Critical Care

Fig. 3

From: Decreased mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients treated with corticosteroids: an updated meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials with trial sequential analysis

Fig. 3

Trial sequential analysis of nine trials for hospital mortality. The required information size for detecting an intervention effect was 1434 patients. The relative risk was 0.83, and the 95% confidence interval was corrected to 0.74–0.94, from 0.74 to 0.93. The cumulative Z curve crossed both the conventional boundary for benefit and the trial sequential monitoring boundary for benefit

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