Golub 1994.
Methods | Computer randomisation ‐ method of allocation concealment not described. Author contacted and confirmed that allocation concealment was by the use of sealed opaque envelopes. | |
Participants | Patients in the surgical intensive care unit of a community hospital with circulating albumin concentrations of <3.0g/dL. | |
Interventions | 1) The treatment group (n=116) received 37.5g/day of albumin until the circulating albumin concentration increased to 3.0g/dL. 2) The control group received no supplemental albumin. Both groups received standard nutritional support. | |
Outcomes | Deaths reported. | |
Notes | Follow‐up to discharge. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk |