Outcome | No. of studies | Factors that may decrease certainty of evidence* | Overall†certainty | Importance ‡ | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Limitations | Indirectness | Inconsistency | Imprecision | Reporting bias | ||||
Mortality | 5 studies (n = 2594) | Serious | Serious | None | None | Unlikely | ⊕⊕OO low | Critical |
Morbidity | 2 studies (n = 295) | Serious | Serious | None | None | Unlikely | ⊕⊕OO low | Critical |
Composite (Morbidity and Mortality) | 2 studies (n = 10,218) | Serious | Serious | None | None | Unlikely | ⊕⊕OO low | Important |
Nursing workload | 3 studies (n = 317) | Serious | Serious | None | None | Unlikely | ⊕⊕OO low | Critical |
Hospital Costs | 1 study (n = 1768) | Serious | Serious | None | None | Unlikely | ⊕⊕OO low | Important |
Length of stay | 1 study (n = 1768) | Serious | Serious | None | None | Unlikely | ⊕⊕OO low | Important |
Time inputs | 1 study (n = 154) | Serious | Serious | None | None | Unlikely | ⊕⊕OO low | Critical |
Comparison of resource use | 1 study (n = 96) | Serious | Serious | None | None | Unlikely | ⊕⊕OO low | Important |
Rehabilitation | 1 study (n = 240) | Serious | Serious | None | None | Unlikely | ⊕⊕OO low | Not important |