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Table 3 Posterior probability (%) of treatment effect by specified threshold criteria for death for all studies (top) and only for studies with explicit temperature definition of normothermia and using fever avoidance in the control group (bottom)

From: Target temperature management following cardiac arrest: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis

No benefit RR ≥ 1

Any benefit RR < 1

ARR > 2%

ARR > 4%

ARR > 6%

ARR 7.5%

ARR > 10%

Death up to 180 days [17, 36,37,38,39,40,41]

 24

76

53

28

11

4

1

Death up to 180 days Explicit temperature definition of normothermia and using fever avoidance in control group [17, 39, 40]

 45

55

42

30

20

14

7

  1. RR risk ratio, ARR absolute risk reduction
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