Thoracic epidural anesthesia: Effects on splanchnic circulation and implications in Anesthesia and Intensive care

Table 4 Delphi List for animal studies evaluating macrohemodynamics and liver microhemodynamics

	Hogan et al[7]	Hogan et al [8]	Sielenkä­mper et al [10]	Adolphs et al [12]	Adolphs et al [11]	Schwarte et al [15]	Kosugi et al [9]	Freiseet al[13]	Daudelet al[14]	Bachmann et al [16]
Treatment allocation
(1) Was a method of randomization performed?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the treatment allocation concealed?	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Were the groups similar at baseline regarding the most important progNostic indicators?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Were the eligibility criteria specified?	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Was the outcome assessor blinded?	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the care providor blinded?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Was the patient blinded?	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Were point estimates and measures of variability presented for the primary outcome measures?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Did the analysis include an intention-to- treat analysis?	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A