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Table 2 Posterior probability of haloperidol for delirium prevention for the primary and the secondary outcomes

From: Haloperidol in treating delirium, reducing mortality, and preventing delirium occurrence: Bayesian and frequentist meta-analyses

Outcome

Measure

Estimate

Any Benefit

Any Harm

CIB

CIH

Mortality

Risk difference

 − 0.01 (− 0.03, 0.02)

70%

30%

12%

4%

Risk ratio

0.97 (0.63, 1.39)

56%

44%

29%

22%

Delirium Incidence

Risk difference

 − 0.01 (− 0.09, 0.08)

57%

43%

34%

23%

Risk ratio

0.96 (0.69, 1.30)

59%

41%

28%

16%

Serious adverse event

Risk difference

0.00 (− 0.01, 0.01)

38%

62%

0%

0%

Risk ratio

0.94 (0.35, 2.60)

55%

45%

47%

38%

Rescue BZD use

Risk difference

 − 0.01 (− 0.15, 0.12)

56%

44%

41%

30%

Risk ratio

0.97 (0.56, 1.58)

56%

44%

33%

25%

Extrapyramidal syndrome

Risk difference

 − 0.00 (− 0.04, 0.02)

60%

40%

8%

4%

Risk ratio

0.83 (0.37, 1.96)

69%

31%

59%

23%

QTc prolongation

Risk difference

0.01 (− 0.02, 0.05)

23%

77%

3%

26%

Risk ratio

1.21 (0.70, 2.16)

22%

78%

12%

65%

Length of stay in ICU days

Mean difference

 − 0.20 (− 0.79, 0.31)

80%

20%

1%

0%

Ration of means

0.96 (0.88, 1.05)

85%

15%

5%

1%

Length of stay in hospital days

Mean difference

 − 0.03 (− 1.77, 1.94)

54%

46%

10%

4%

Ration of means

0.99 (0.86, 1.15)

55%

45%

6%

6%

  1. BZD, benzodiazepine; CIB, clnically imporant benefit; CIH, clinically imporant harm; ICU, intensive care unit
  2. aFor the outcomes of motality, delirium incidence, serious adverse event, rescue BZD use, extrapyramidal syndrome, QTc prolongation, the cut-off value of clnically imporant benefit is − 0.02 for risk difference and 0.9 for risk ratio, and the cut-off value of clnically imporant harm is 0.02 for risk difference and 1.1 for risk ratio
  3. bFor length of stay in ICU/hospital,, the cut-off value of clnically imporant benefit is −1 (day) for risk difference and 0.9 for ratio of means
  4. cFor length of stay in ICU/hospital,, the cut-off value of clnically imporant harm is 1 (day) for risk difference and 1.1 for ratio of means