García-Perdomo Herney Andrés, Tobías Aurelio
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2016 Mar;33(1):149-53.
This review describes essential concepts of network meta-analysis and indirect comparisons and their application to clinical science. There are an increasing number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses providing direct comparisons between different interventions, although this is often not feasible when there is a lack of evidence related to all possible comparisons. Thus, important statistical tools that help make indirect comparisons based on previously existing comparisons have been developed. Network meta-analyses are an innovative tool that could assist doctors, researchers, and governmental organizations when making clinical and public health decisions.
本综述描述了网络荟萃分析和间接比较的基本概念及其在临床科学中的应用。越来越多的系统评价和荟萃分析提供了不同干预措施之间的直接比较，尽管当缺乏与所有可能比较相关的证据时，这通常是不可行的。因此，已经开发出了有助于基于先前存在的比较进行间接比较的重要统计工具。网络荟萃分析是一种创新工具，可在医生、研究人员和政府组织做出临床和公共卫生决策时提供帮助。
