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

Table 6 Delphi List for human studies

	Sivarajanet al[2]	Meissner et al [4]	Ai et al [6]	Vagtset al[5]	Shäperet al[3]	Freiseet al[17]	Freiseet al[18]
Treatment allocation
Was a method of randomization performed?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the treatment allocation concealed?	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Were the groups similar at baseline regarding the most important progNostic indicators?	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
Was the outcome assessor blinded?	No	No	don't kNow	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the care providor blinded?	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Was the patient blinded?	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
Did the analysis include an intention-to-treat analysis?	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A