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Table 2 Study characteristics

From: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials exploring the effect of immunomodulative interventions on infection, organ failure, and mortality in trauma patients

Study

Patients

Intervention

 
 

n

Age (range)

ISS (range, ± SD)

Test

Control

Delivery

Initiation

Duration

Length of follow-up

Browder et al, 1990 [29]

38

34 (18-65)

24 (8-41)

Glucan

placebo (saline)

i.v.

after exploratory laparotomy or thoracotomy

7 days

10 days

Bulger et al, 2008 [19]

209

38 (13-90)

28 (0-75)

Hypertonic saline + Dextran

Lactated Ringer solution

i.v.

initial reperfusion fluid

single dose

28 days

Croce et al, 1998 [24]

16

32 (15-75)

29

Partial liquid ventilation with perflubron

Conventional mechanical ventilation

Inhaled

day of admission

4 days

hospital discharge

de Felippe et al, 1993 [30]

41

35 (16-76)

n.r.*

Glucan

placebo

i.v.

12-145 hr (mean 46.2 hr) after admission

3-17 days

hospital discharge

Douzinas et al, 2000 [32]

39

32

24 (16-50)

Immunoglobulin

placebo (albumin)

i.v.

12 hr after admission

6 days

hospital discharge

Dries et al, 1998 [18]

73

31

34 (21-59)

rhIFN-γ

placebo

s.c.

within 30 hr of injury

21 days or hospital discharge

60 days

Glinz et al, 1985 [20]

150

39 (15-78)

30 (9-66)

Immunoglobulin

placebo (albumin)

i.v.

within 24 hr of starting mechanical ventilation

12 days

42 days

Livingston et al, 1994 [31]

98

30 (>16)

30 (±8)

rhIFN-γ

placebo

s.c.

day of admission

10 days

30 days

Marzi et al, 1993 [25]

24

32 (18-57)

34 (27-57)

superoxide dismutase

placebo (sucrose)

i.v.

within 48 hr of injury

5 days

14 days

Miller & Lim, 1985 [14]

28

n.r.

>10

Dextran + standard treatment

standard treatment

i.v.

within 12 hr of admission

5 days

4 weeks

Nakos et al, 2002 [26]

21

49 (35-67)

41 (24-62)

rhIFN-γ

placebo

inhaled

2nd or 3rd day after admission

7 days

hospital discharge

Nathens et al, 2006 [21]

268

42 (>17)

24 (±11)

Leukoreduced (<5 × 10^6 WBC) RBC transfusion

Nonleukoreduced (5 × 10^9WBC) RBC transfusion

i.v.

within 24 hr of injury

28 days

28 days

Polk et al, 1992 [22]

193

32 (>15)

33 (>20)

rhIFN-γ

placebo

s.c.

day of admission

10 days

90 days

Rhee et al, 2000 [23]

116

40 (>18)

20 (±11)

rhMAbCD18

placebo

i.v.

day of admission

single dose

hospital discharge

Rizoli et al, 2006 [27]

24

48 (>16)

26 (±11)

Hypertonic saline + Dextran

placebo (saline)

i.v.

upon arrival in de emergency department

single dose

hospital discharge

Seekamp et al, 2004 [16]

84

36 (17-72)

32 (17-59)

Anti-L-Selectin (Aselizumab)

placebo

i.v.

within 6 hr of injury

single dose

42 days

Vassar et al, 1991 [15]

48

36

31 (±3)

Prostaglandin E1

placebo

i.v.

24-48 hr after hospital admission

7 days

hospital discharge

Waydhas et al, 1998 [28]

40

33 (18-70)

41 (±13)

Antithrombin III

placebo (albumin)

i.v.

within 6 hr of injury

4 days

hospital discharge

  1. IFN, interferon; ISS, injury severity score; i.v., intravenous; n, number; n.r., not reported; RBC, red blood cell; s.c., subcutaneous; WBC, white blood cell; * Trauma score 10, denoted as 'severe multiple trauma'.