| Study characteristics | Description stated in report | Location in text |
| Country | ||
| Single centre/ Multicentre | ||
| Setting (including location and social context) | ||
| Population (from which study participants are drawn) | ||
| Number of participants randomised to each group | ||
| Number of withdrawals and dropouts after randomisation | ||
| Number of participants analysed in each group | ||
| Interventions | ||
| The name of drug used in the experimental group | ||
| The type of drug used in the control group | ||
| Intermittent or continuous administration? | ||
| Dose/ frequency of administration | ||
| Duration of treatment (days/ hours) | ||
| The timing when the paralysis initiated | ||
| Target depth of paralysis | ||
| Other treatment received (additional intervention) | ||
| Follow‐up period |