Can a meta-analysis that mixes apples with oranges be used to demonstrate that levosimendan reduces mortality after coronary revascularization.docVIP

Meco and Cirri Critical Care 2011,15:455 /content/15/6/455 LET TER Can a meta-analysis that mixes apples with oranges be used to demonstrate that levosimendan reduces mortality after coronary revascularization? Massimo Meco * and Silvia Cirri 1 2 See related research by Maharaj and Metaxa, /content/15/3/R140 We read with a great deal of interest the recently published meta-analysis of Maharaj and Metaxa [1] describ ing the e? ects of levosimendan on mortality after coronary similar with respect to population, outcome