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Fig. 3

From: Higher versus lower positive end-expiratory pressure in patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Fig. 3

Forest plots of sensitivity and subgroup analyses for hospital mortality. Sensitivity analyses to assess the impact of the use of odds ratio versus risk ratio as effect estimate (top left) and the exclusion of the studies at high risk of bias (middle left) are reported. Subgroup analyses comparing medical versus surgical patients (bottom left), zero end-expiratory pressure versus positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) as lower PEEP (top right), tidal volumes greater versus lower than 8 mL/kg (middle right), and publication year after 2000 versus before 2000 (bottom right) are depicted. PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure, M–H Mantel–Haenszel, CI confidence interval, ZEEP zero end-expiratory pressure, TV tidal volume

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