Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Emergency and Critical Care · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

ICU length of stay (selenium) · Patients with critical illnesses

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes ICU length of stay (selenium) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Selenium supplementation for critically ill adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.54
7 studies · 934 participants
Very low

Days on ventilator (selenium) · Patients with critical illnesses

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes days on ventilator (selenium) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Selenium supplementation for critically ill adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 191 participants
Very low

Length of hospital stay (selenium) · Patients with critical illnesses

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes length of hospital stay (selenium) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Selenium supplementation for critically ill adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 693 participants
Very low

Overall mortality (regardless of the · Patients with critical illnesses

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes overall mortality (regardless of the (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Selenium supplementation for critically ill adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82
13 studies · 1391 participants
Very low