Question · asked by 1 review

Prophylactic levosimendan vs usual care: Duration of ICU stay

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Prophylactic levosimendan vs standard treatment
Length of intensive care unit stay (Length of ICU stay) · paediatric patients following heart surgery
Prophylactic levosimendan for the prevention of low cardiac output syndrome and mortality in paediatric… (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted4 studies · 188 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Prophylactic levosimendan for the prevention of low cardiac output syndrome and mortality in paediatric patients undergoing surgery for…
2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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How reviews are matched to this question

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