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

Table 5 Delphi list for animal studies evaluating gut and pancreatic microhemodynamics

	Lundberg et al[19]	Tanaka et al [23]	Väisänen et al [25]	Spackman et al [26]	Gouldet al[20]	Micheletet al[22]	Kortgen et al [27]	Meierhenrich et al [21]	Trepenaitis et al [24]
Treatment allocation
Was a method of randomization performed?	No	No	No	Yes	N/A	No	No	No	No
Was the treatment allocation concealed?	No	No	No	Yes	N/A	No	No	No	No
Were the groups similar at baseline regarding the most important progNostic indicators?	N/A	Yes	Don't know	Yes	N/A	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Were the eligibility criteria specified?	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Was the outcome assessor blinded?	No	No	No	Yes	N/A	Don't know	Don't know	Yes	No
Was the care providor blinded?	No	No	No	No	N/A	No	No	No	No
Was the patient blinded?	No	Don't know	No	Yes	N/A	No	No	No	No
Were point estimates and measures of vari ability presented for the primary outcome measures?	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