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Balanced crystalloids for intravenous fluid therapy in critically ill and non-critically ill patients: A protocol for
Background:
The balanced crystalloids have become a substitute for saline for fluid resuscitation. Some studies have investigated the clinical effect and adverse event of differently balanced crystalloids, but they have no consistent conclusions. This study aims to assess and compare the effect of differently balanced crystalloids for intravenous fluid therapy in critically ill and non-critically ill patients using network meta-analysis (NMA).
Methods:
Electronic databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Clinical Trials.gov, and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) will be searched from inception to April 2018. We will include randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that reported the effect and adverse event of balanced crystalloids. Risk of bias assessment of the included RCTs will be conducted according to the Cochrane Handbook 5.1.0. A Bayesian NMA will be performed using R software. GRADE will be used to explore the quality of evidence.
Results:
The results of this NMA will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Conclusion:
This NMA will summarize the direct and indirect evidence to assess the effect of differently balanced crystalloids.
Ethics And Dissemination:
Ethics approval and patient consent are not required as this study is an NMA based on published studies.
Prospero Registration Number:
CRD42018093818.
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