Has died · adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock
PCT showed no clear difference in mortality at longest compared with non‐PCT (standard care or CRP: primary outcomes) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality at 28 days · adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock
PCT showed no clear difference in mortality at 28 days compared with non‐PCT (standard care or CRP: primary outcomes) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality at ICU discharge · adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock
PCT showed no clear difference in mortality at ICU discharge compared with non‐PCT (standard care or CRP: primary outcomes) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Death at hospital discharge · adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock
PCT showed no clear difference in mortality at hospital discharge compared with non‐PCT (standard care or CRP: primary outcomes) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time receiving antimicrobial therapy (days) ‐ mean (SD) · adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock
1 finding from 1 review
Participants with antimicrobial regimen changed from a broad to a narrower spectrum · adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
PCT · patients with fever in malaria
1 finding from 1 review
PTSD severity (post‐treatment) ‐ standardized difference · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD
1 finding from 1 review
Dropout · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD
Present‐centered therapy showed no clear difference in dropout compared with control conditions (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
CAPS PTSD severity (post‐treatment) ‐ mean difference · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD
1 finding from 1 review
PTSD severity (post‐treatment) ‐ standardized difference · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD
1 finding from 1 review
Dropout from treatment (a count of participants not meeting study‐defined completion threshold) · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD
Present‐centered therapy probably leads to lower treatment dropout compared with trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review