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Table 2 Probability of Ranking From Best to Worst (1st–4th) for the Outcomes of Interest

From: Comparison of the prognosis of four different treatment strategies for acute left malignant colonic obstruction: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Outcomes

Ranks

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Primary anastomosis

TCT-BTS P=0.46

CS-BTS P=0.48

DS-BTS P=0.63

ER P=0.95

Mortality

ER P=0.68

TCT-BTS P=0.38

CS-BTS P=0.65

DS-BTS P=0.76

Anastomotic leak

TCT-BTS P=0.59

ER P=0.53

CS-BTS P=0.54

DS-BTS P=0.62

Permanent colostomy

ER P=0.77

TCT-BTS P=0.52

CS-BTS P=0.5

DS-BTS P=0.48

Hospital stays

DS-BTS P=1

ER P=0.95

CS-BTS P=0.95

TCT-BTS P=1

Five-year DFS

DS-BTS P=0.68

CS-BTS P=0.673

ER P=0.56

TCT-BTS P=0.57

Five-year OS

DS-BTS P=0.95

CS-BTS P=0.87

ER P=0.72

TCT-BTS P=0.72

  1. Ranking with more than 90% probability is highlighted in bold. A probability of ranking below 90% was not considered by the authors to be high enough to be confidently reported as the correct ranking position of a treatment strategy for that outcome of interest