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. 2012 Nov 14;2012(11):CD004082. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004082.pub5

Cecconi 2011.

Methods RCT
Single centre
Participants 2 groups
40 patients
Elective
Total hip arthroplasty under regional anaesthesia
Interventions Intraoperative
Fluids and inotropes
FloTrac sensor/Vigileo
Goal = SV, DO2I
Outcomes Mortality
Complications
Renal failure
Arrhythmias
Infections
Anaemia
Pulmonary embolism
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk "Randomized with concealed envelope technique"
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Concealed envelope technique
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk "Patients enrolled and the clinical teams caring for the patients were blinded"
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not detailed
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk No missing outcome data
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All anticipated outcomes were reported
Other bias Low risk No other bias identified