Lucas 1978.

Methods	Randomised controlled trial. Randomisation was based on the last digit of each patient's case number.
Participants	52 seriously injured patients.
Interventions	1) Intervention group (n=27) received supplemental salt‐poor albumin totaling a maximum of 150g during operation and 150g per day over the next five days. 2) Control group (n=25) received standard resuscitation regimen but no supplemental albumin.
Outcomes	Deaths reported.
Notes	In the final report of 94 randomised patients deaths were not reported. However, in this preliminary report of 52 injured patients deaths were reported.
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	High risk