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59 questions · 63 findings · 12 reviews · Emergency and Critical Care

No studies found 3 · 4.8%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 21 · 33.3%Low 21 · 33.3%Moderate 12 · 19%High 6 · 9.5%

Intervention not reported

Grief in the relatives ICG (0 to 95; > 25 = presence of complicated grief) measured at 12 months TRIG (21 to 105; lower scores indicate higher levels of grief) measured at 3 and 9 months · relatives, patients, and healthcare professionals during resucitation
1 finding from 1 review

Physical and cognitive therapy vs usual care

Cognitive functioning b) Executve functioning (DEX score) (scores range from 0 to 80. Lower scores indicate better functioning) (DEX) · critically ill patients 18 years or older treated for respiratory failure or septic or both, cardiogenic or haemorrhagic shock who resided…
1 finding from 1 review

Acetazolamide vs placebo

Incidence of acute mountain sickness (AMS)‐ Follow‐ up: From arrival to 24 hours later · participants at risk of high altitude illness

Acetazolamide probably leads to lower incidence of acute mountain sickness (AMS)‐ Follow‐ up: From arrival… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Dexamethasone vs placebo

Incidence of acute mountain sickness (AMS)‐ Follow‐ up: From arrival to 24 hours later · participants at risk of high altitude illness

Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in incidence of acute mountain sickness (AMS)‐ Follow‐ up: From arrival… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acetazolamide vs placebo

Incidence of high altitude cerebral oedema (HACE) ‐ not reported · participants at risk of high altitude illness

Acetazolamide showed no clear difference in incidence of high altitude cerebral oedema (HACE)‐ Follow‐ up: From… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acetazolamide vs placebo

Adverse events: Paresthesias‐ Follow‐ up: From arrival to 24 hours later · participants at risk of high altitude illness

Acetazolamide may leads to higher adverse events: Paresthesias‐ Follow‐ up: From arrival to 24 hours… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Budesonide vs placebo

Incidence of acute mountain sickness (AMS)‐ Follow‐ up: From arrival to 24 hours later · participants at risk of high altitude illness

Budesonide may leads to lower incidence of acute mountain sickness (AMS)‐ Follow‐ up: From arrival… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mortality: prone position vs supine

Subgroup analysis of longer‐term mortality: lower tidal volume ventilationAlive or dead · adults with acute respiratory failure

Mortality: prone position probably leads to lower subgroup analysis of longer‐term mortality: lower tidal volume… compared with supine (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

IVIg vs placebo or no intervention

All‐cause mortality, neonates, standard polyclonal IVIG · neonates with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock

Polyclonal intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) showed no clear difference in low risk of bias neonate studies, mortality all‐cause ‐ standard IVIG compared with placebo or no intervention (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review