7. Continous outcome data: length of stay in hospital (days).
| Study | Data available | Intervention results | Control results |
P value for difference between groups |
| Ak 2009 | Mean (SD) | 6.2 (1.1) | 6.3 (1.4) | 0.552 |
| Avidan 2004 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Cui 2010 | Median (IQR) | 21 (15.5; 30.0) | 32 (24.3; 40.3) | 0.006 |
| Girdauskas 2010 | Mean (SD) | 16.6 (16.4) | 17.0 (14.8) | 0.80 |
| Kempfert 2011 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Kultufan Turan 2006 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Nakayama 2015 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| NCT00772239 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Nuttal 2001 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Paniagua 2011 | Mean (SD) | 13.6 (7.1) | 25.8 (19.2) | ‐ |
| Rauter 2007 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Royston 2001 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Schaden 2012 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Shore‐Lesserson 1999 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Wang 2010 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Weber 2012 | Median (IQR) | 12 (9;22) | 12 (9; 23) | 0.718 |
| Westbrook 2009 | Median (IQR) | 9 (7‐13) | 8 (7‐12) | > 0.05 |
‐ Indicates that data were not reported; significant result is highlighted with bold text. IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation