Resuscitation
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Review Meta Analysis
Simplified meta-analysis of clinical trials in resuscitation.
To present and demonstrate a new simplified method for synthesizing results of multiple clinical trials in resuscitation research. ⋯ Traditional narrative reviews, taking note of the proportion of individual studies with statistically significant results, can lead to erroneous conclusions and unnecessary delays in the clinical use of research findings. Simplified meta-analysis can provide rapid, quantitative, and accurate estimates of the amount of benefit or harm from an experimental intervention and can further empower physicians to practice evidence-based medicine.