From: Optimal glycemic control in neurocritical care patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author (year) | Concealed allocation | Description of random allocation method | Double-blind | ITT analysis | All patients accounted for | Major baseline differences | Blinded outcome adjudication | Jadad score |
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Staszewski, 2011 | Unclear | No | No | Yes | Yes | Mean age higher in conventional group (87 vs. 68 yrs; NS) | Yes | 2 |
Green, 2010 | Adequate | No | No | Yes | 7 patients lost | No | Yes | 2 |
Coester, 2010 | Adequate | No | No | No†| Yes | More poly-trauma, normal CT scans in control patients | Unclear | 2 |
Johnston, 2009 | Adequate | No | No | Yes | 1 patient lost (incarcerated) | No | Yes | 2 |
Azevedo, 2009 | Unclear | No | No | Yes | No‡ | Unclear | Unclear | 1 |
Meng, 2009 | Adequate | No | No | Yes | 7 patients lost | No | Yes | 2 |
Yang, 2009 | Unclear | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Unclear | 2 |
Bilotta, 2008 | Adequate | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 3 |
Kreisel, 2009 | Adequate | Yes | No | Yes | 3 patients lost | More males in intensive group | No | 3 |
Arabi, 2008 | Unclear | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Not relevant | 3 |
Bruno, 2008 | Adequate | No (although done by "data management center") | No | Yes | Yes | More patients with diabetes mellitus, treated with tPA in intensive group | Yes | 2 |
Oksanen, 2007 | Adequate | No (although done by "independent statistician" | No | Yes | Yes | More patients male in ITT groups. Lower MAP in ITT group. | Not relevant | 2 |
Azevedo, 2007 | Adequate | Yes | No | Yes | No* | No | No | 2 |
Bilotta, 2007 | Adequate | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 3 |
Walters, 2006 | Unclear | No (although done by pharmacy using "standard algorithm") | No | Yes | Unclear | More patients with high HbA1C in treatment group | Not relevant | 1 |
Van den Berghe, 2005 | Adequate | No | No | Yes | Yes | More males, patients diabetes mellitus, malignancy, ICH, SAH in intensive group | Yes | 2 |