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. 2016 Feb 15;2016(2):CD003709. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003709.pub4

Malay 1999.

Methods Single‐centre randomized controlled trial, general hospital; USA
Participants Adult surgical and trauma participants with septic shock
 (N = 10)
Interventions Fixed dose of vasopressin (0.04 U/min) vs placebo
Outcomes 24‐Hour mortality
For the mortality analysis, we used data on 24‐hour mortality
Notes Funding: not reported
Conflict of interest. not reported
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Computer‐generated list
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Pharmacy controlled
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not reported
Explicit in‐/exclusion criteria Low risk Described explicitly
ITT‐analysis Unclear risk Not reported
Adequate patient description Low risk Adequately reported
Identical care Unclear risk Not reported
Outcome description Low risk Clear
Physicians blinded Low risk Reported
Outcome assessors blinded? Low risk Reported