Balanced crystalloid solutions vs Normal saline: Mortality (during hospitalization)
It is very uncertain whether balanced crystalloid solutions changes mortality (during hospitalization) compared with 0.9% saline (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Balanced crystalloid solutions vs 0.9% saline Mortality (during hospitalization) · children with severe dehydration due to diarrhoea It is very uncertain whether balanced crystalloid solutions changes mortality (during hospitalization) compared with 0.9% saline (very low certainty). Balanced crystalloid solutions versus 0.9% saline for treating acute diarrhoea and severe dehydration in… (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.33 [0.02, 7.39] | Not reported | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced crystalloid solutions versus 0.9% saline for treating acute diarrhoea and severe dehydration in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.