Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Mortality
RCT 4-armed trial	50 Vietnamese children aged 5–15 years with dengue shock syndrome	Deaths 0 deaths with sodium chloride (crystalloid regimen) 0 deaths with Ringer’s lactate (crystalloid regimen) 0 deaths with dextran 70 (colloid regimen) 0 deaths with gelafundin (colloid regimen)	Significance not reported
RCT 4-armed trial	222 Vietnamese children, aged 1–15 years with dengue shock syndrome	Deaths 0 deaths with sodium chloride (crystalloid regimen) 0 deaths with Ringer’s lactate (crystalloid regimen) 0 deaths with dextran 70 (colloid regimen) 0 deaths with gelafundin (colloid regimen)	Significance not reported
RCT 3-armed trial	383 Vietnamese children aged 2–15 with moderately severe dengue shock syndrome (moderate severity: pulse pressure >10 mmHg and up to 20 mmHg)	Deaths 0/128 (0%) with Ringer’s lactate (crystalloid regimen) 0/126 (0%) with 6% dextran 70 (colloid regimen) 1/129 (0.8%) with 6% hydroxyethyl starch (colloid regimen)	Significance not reported