Figure 1.

Number of studies included. Key reasons for exclusion: 1 = not a comparative study; 2 = irrelevant setting; 3 = irrelevant intervention; 4 = irrelevant comparator; 5 = irrelevant outcomes. Search flow chart: n = number of studies.

Garrubba et al. Critical Care 2009 13:R177   doi:10.1186/cc8159
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