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349) A disadvantage of NMA ranking methods is that readers may focus overly on what treatment ranks best and focus insufficiently on the methods and results that determine the rankings.

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PMID:34225990 DOI:10.1016/j.arthro.2021.04.070

2021 Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association

* Understanding Network Meta-analysis (NMA) Conclusions Requires Scrutiny of Methods and Results: Introduction to NMA and the Geometry of Evidence.

- Synthesis of medical literature to determine the best treatment for a given problem is challenging, particularly when multiple options exist. Network meta-analysis (NMA) allows the comparison of different treatment approaches in a single, systematic review including treatments that have never been compared head-to-head. A key to understanding NMA is to focus on the network geometry showing the number of included studies and their relationships: different treatment options are illustrated as nodes. Lines between nodes represent direct comparisons. For nodes not directly compared, indirect effects may be determined by use of the property of transitivity. Limitations of NMA include heterogeneity, where variability among included studies biases pairwise comparisons, and consistency, if direct and indirect comparisons between treatments do not agree. In the end, NMA allows numeric ranking of the estimated effects of each treatment from most to least effective. A disadvantage of NMA ranking methods is that readers may focus overly on what treatment ranks best and focus insufficiently on the methods and results that determine the rankings. The reliability of the rankings requires consideration of the geometry and strength of the network, including evaluation of heterogeneity, consistency, and transitivity. The conclusion of an NMA requires scrutiny of the methods and results.

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(2)50 null	(14)6 to	(26)3 protocols	(38)2 goals
(3)29 and	(15)4 approaches	(27)3 that	(39)2 group
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(5)22 with	(17)4 option	(29)2 as	(41)2 may
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(7)13 in	(19)4 ranking	(31)2 being	(43)2 reduced
(8)9 effect	(20)4 regimens	(32)2 compared	(44)2 resistance
(9)9 effects	(21)4 strategies	(33)2 decisions,	(45)2 screening,
(10)8 is	(22)3 adherence	(34)2 development	(46)2 through
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--- WordNet output for treatment --- =>1.取り扱い, 扱い, 治療, 待遇, 処理, 処置, 2.台本, シナリオ Overview of noun treatment The noun treatment has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (28) treatment, intervention -- (care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)) 2. (25) treatment, handling -- (the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system") 3. (4) treatment -- (a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture") 4. (2) discussion, treatment, discourse -- (an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased") --- WordNet end ---