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I have currently been using MedCalc for Odds Ratio meta-analysis. For both intervention and control groups is required the following data input: number of positive cases and number of total cases.
The problem is, sometimes studies report Odds Ratios with CI:s, without primary data. ORs...
I am a biostatistician consulting on a meta-analysis of 16 studies each w/ 2 treatment arms. The main interest is in the effect of the variable plateau pressure (PP from now on), on mortality rate. As there is a strongly significant difference in PP between the two arms, I do not believe both...