Exercise: Prophylactic administration of parenteral steroids, answer 3

Question 3: How could the results of these trials be combined in a meta-analysis?

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As the outcome variable is dichotomous, we can estimate the common risk ratio, the common odds ratio, or the absolute risk difference.

The authors of this study chose the odds ratio.

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