Convalescent plasma study also showing mortality based on HCQ treatment, unadjusted hazard ratio uHR 1.37,
p = 0.28. Confounding by indication is likely.
Salazar et al., 11/4/2020, retrospective, USA, North America, peer-reviewed, 19 authors.
risk of death, 37.0% higher, RR 1.37, p = 0.28, treatment 12 of 92 (13.0%), control 80 of 811 (9.9%).
Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules prioritizing more serious
outcomes. For an individual study the most serious outcome may have a smaller
number of events and lower statistical signficance, however this provides the
strongest evidence for the most serious outcomes when combining the results of
many trials.