8. Continous outcome data: length of stay in intensive care unit (hours).
| Study | Data available | Intervention results | Control results |
P value for difference between groups |
| Ak 2009 | Mean (SD) | 23.3 (5.7) | 25.3 (11.2) | 0.099 |
| Avidan 2004 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Cui 2010 | Median (IQR) | 137 (106; 161) | 173 (138; 477) | 0.009 |
| Girdauskas 2010 | Mean (SD) | 175.2 (218.4) | 194.4 (201.6) | 0.6 |
| Kempfert 2011 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Kultufan Turan 2006 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Nakayama 2015 | Median (IQR) | 60 (35; 81) | 71 (60; 108) | 0.014 |
| NCT00772239 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Nuttal 2001 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Paniagua 2011 | Mean (SD) | 132 (120) | 236 (168) | ‐ |
| Rauter 2007 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Royston 2001 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Schaden 2012 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Shore‐Lesserson 1999 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Wang 2010 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Weber 2012 | Median (IQR) | 21 (18‐31) | 24 (20‐87) | 0.019 |
| Westbrook 2009 | Median (IQR) | 29.4 (14.3; 56.4) | 32.5 (22.0; 74.5) | 0.369 |
‐ Indicates that data was not reported; Significant result is highlighted with bold text. IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation