From: ROB-MEN: a tool to assess risk of bias due to missing evidence in network meta-analysis
Column no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Pairwise comparisons | No. of studies in each comparison | Within-study assessment of bias | Across-study assessment of bias | Overall bias | |
Reporting this outcome (sample size) | Total identified in the SR (total sample size) | Evaluation of selective reporting within studies using signalling questions | Qualitative and quantitative assessment of publication bias | Overall judgement | |
Group A: observed for this outcome | |||||
CCTA vs exercise ECG | 1 (562) | 1 (562) | No bias detected | No bias detected | No bias detected |
CCTA vs SPECT-MPI | 2 (1149) | 2 (1149) | No bias detected | Suspected bias favouring CCTA | Suspected bias favouring CCTA |
CCTA vs standard care | 7 (4015) | 7 (4015) | No bias detected | Suspected bias favouring CCTA | Suspected bias favouring CCTA |
CMR vs standard care | 2 (214) | 2 (214) | No bias detected | Suspected bias favouring CMR | Suspected bias favouring CMR |
Exercise ECG vs standard care | 1 (130) | 1 (130) | No bias detected | No bias detected | No bias detected |
Exercise ECG vs stress echo | 4 (1086) | 4 (1086) | No bias detected | No bias detected | No bias detected |
SPECT-MPI vs standard care | 2 (4165) | 2 (4165) | No bias detected | No bias detected | No bias detected |
Standard care vs stress echo | 1 (132) | 1 (132) | No bias detected | Suspected bias favouring Stress Echo | Suspected bias favouring Stress Echo |
Group B: observed for other outcomes (no studies) | |||||
Group C: Unobserved | |||||
CCTA vs CMR | 0 | 0 | NA | No bias detected | No bias detected |
CCTA vs stress echo | 0 | 0 | NA | Suspected bias favouring CCTA | Suspected bias favouring CCTA |
CMR vs exercise ECG | 0 | 0 | NA | No bias detected | No bias detected |
CMR vs SPECT-MPI | 0 | 0 | NA | No bias detected | No bias detected |
CMR vs stress echo | 0 | 0 | NA | Suspected bias favouring CMR | Suspected bias favouring CMR |
Exercise ECG vs SPECT-MPI | 0 | 0 | NA | Suspected bias favouring SPECT-MPI | Suspected bias favouring SPECT-MPI |
SPECT-MPI vs stress echo | 0 | 0 | NA | No bias detected | No bias detected |