Cochrane · systematic review · CD003703
Selenium supplementation for critically ill adults
Allingstrup, M, Afshari, A · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Emergency and Critical CareAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings table 1
Population: Patients with critical illnesses
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall mortality (regardless of the | RR 0.82 | 13 studies · 1391 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
ICU length of stay (selenium) | MD 0.54 | 7 studies · 934 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Days on ventilator (selenium) | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 191 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Length of hospital stay (selenium) | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 693 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |