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Characteristics of Included Studies

Table 1: Characteristics of included studies
Author Year Study size Age range in years Study Type Study allocation method of allocation Type of patients Type of facility
Reynolds 1997 100 16 - 73 Mean 47 comp prosp Random seq critically ill liver NI
T-Aurand 1997 3931 NI comp Medical Records NI NI
Brandt 1996 101 > 18 mean 41.5 exp prosp Random NI BMT unit Teaching
Taylor 1996 104 1 day - 18 yrs mean<39 Wks-infants eval All paediatric NI
Engervall 1995 32   eval pros Random NI haematology unit NI
Moro 1994 607 4 - 91 mean 61 cohort pros All ICU/ surg units 2Teach & 5 NTeach
Maki 1993 176   comp pros Random NI surg ICU Teaching
Freiberger 1992 60 birth - 19 quasi exp Random NI oncology, BMT NI
Conly 1989 79 mean 50.7 - 55.3 comp pros RandomHospital no med/surg/paed/ICU Teaching
Young 1988 168 mean 55 - 60.9 comp All TPN Teaching
Lawson 1986 365 16-81 mean 46.8 - 52.5 comp pros Random NI chemotherapy Teaching
Andersen 1986 145 mean 59 - 64 comp pros Random DOB gasteroenterology NI
Powell 1985 435 mean 50 - 56 comp pros Random NI TPN Teaching
Prager 1984 162 mean 53.3 comp pros Random Hospital no gensurg/med/thoracicsurg/neurosurg/obs & gyn/paed Teaching
Nehme 1984 187 15 - 92 comp pros Random seq TPN NI
Palidar 1982 32 17-87 mean 44.8 - 55.1 comp retro All TPN Teaching
Powell 1982 261 NI comp pros RandomHospital no TPN Teaching
Shivnan 1991 98 Feb-60 exper pros Random NI BMT Teaching
Vazquez 1984 100 17 - 90 eval Consecutive hyperalimentation Teaching
Wheeler 1986 63 NI comp NI med/surg Teaching
Willie 1993 101 >16 yrs mean 64.1 - 70.1 clinical trial pros Random NI maj elect surg District
Key Key Key Key
comp comparative seq sequential TPN total parenteral nutrition NI Not Identified
pros prospective NI not identified BMT Bone Marrow Transplant Nteach Non Teaching
retro retrospective DOB Date of Birth    
exp experimental      
eval evaluation      

Last Updated on 24/06/1999
By Roy Sneddon
Email: roy.sneddon@adelaide.edu.au

Last revised: 01 Jan 1970   URL:http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/cvl/crvtbl1.php
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