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Glycerol has no detected effect on haematocrit

no difference foundVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Reductions in haemoglobin were 0.2 g/dl (95%-CI: -0.3, 0.0) larger and there was no difference in the changes in haematocrit between glycerol and fluid administration (95%-CI: -0.7-0.8%).”
Quoted verbatim from Meta-analysis: Effects of glycerol administration on plasma volume, haemoglobin, and haematocrit.
This finding among the 7 findings on its endpoint

glycerol

Haematocrit

no difference found

Who
Participants in seven studies of glycerol hyperhydration; haematocrit pooled over six of them; comparator was fluid only
Dose studied
glycerol hyperhydration with excess fluid

Very limited evidencePMID 24353192 · 2013

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Drug testing and analysis
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZFAFD5YC675YKT8H2G1GTS