Table 1 Included studies
Study | Journal | Location | Design | Prospective | Setting | Newcastle-Ottawa scale | Primary end-point | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beutel et al. (2011) | Crit Care | Germany | Registry | Yes | Single center | 7 | Death | In-hospital |
Chenaitia et al. (2011) | Eur J Emerg Med | France | Registry | Yes | Single center | 6 | Death | one month |
Dubar et al. (2011) | PLoS One | France | Registry | Yes | Multicenter | 7 | Death | In-hospital |
Forrest et al. (2011) | Intensive Care Med | Australia | Registry | No | Multicenter | 8 | Death | In-hospital |
Higgins et al. (2011) | Anaesth Intensive Care | Oceania | Registry | Yes | Multicenter | 7 | Death | In-hospital |
Holzgraefe et al. (2010) | Minerva Anesthesiol | Sweden | Registry | No | Single center | 6 | Death | three months |
Noah et al. (2011) | JAMA | USA | Registry | No | Multicenter | 7 | Death | In-hospital |
Patroniti et al. (2011) | Intensive Care Med | Italy | Registry | yes | Multicenter | 8 | Death | In-hospital |