How robust are findings of pairwise and network meta-analysis in the presence of missing participant outcome data?
Loukia Maria SpineliChrysostomos KalyvasKaterina PapadimitropoulouPublished in: BMC medicine (2021)
Compared with the current sensitivity analysis standards, the RI offers an explicit definition of similar results and does not unduly rely on statistical significance. Hence, it may safeguard against possible spurious conclusions regarding the robustness of the primary analysis results.