Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Delirium
RCT 3-armed trial	30 people admitted to hospital with advanced AIDS In review	Change in delirium from baseline (measured by Delirium Rating Scale; lower scores indicate better function) 2 days 12.45 with haloperidol 20.45 with baseline Absolute results not reported	No direct comparison between groups reported P <0.001 for change from baseline with haloperidol
RCT 3-armed trial	30 people admitted to hospital with advanced AIDS In review	Change in delirium with longer treatment (measured by Delirium Rating Scale; lower scores indicate better function) between 2 and 7 days 12.45 with haloperidol at 2 days 11.64 with haloperidol at 7 days Absolute results not reported	No direct comparison between groups reported P = 0.63 for change between 2 and 7 days with haloperidol
RCT 3-armed trial	30 people admitted to hospital with advanced AIDS In review	Change in cognition from baseline (measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination; higher scores indicate better function) 2 days 17.27 with haloperidol 13.45 with baseline Absolute results not reported	No direct comparison between groups reported P = 0.09 for change from baseline