Meta-analyses in paediatric surgery are often fragile: implications and consequences

ConclusionPaediatric surgical meta-analyses are often fragile. In almost 60% of results, the statistical significance depends on less than 1% of the included population. However, as the fragility index is just a transformation of theP value, it basically conveys the same information in a different format. It therefore should be avoided.
Source: Pediatric Surgery International - Category: Surgery Source Type: research