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Selenium supplementation for critically ill adults.

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2015The record

1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

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  • selenium atom — decreases all-cause mortality

    Evidence strength: very limited.Findingreplicated ×7
    “Thirteen trials of intravenous sodium selenite showed a statistically significant reduction in overall mortality (RR 0.82, 95% CI 0.72 to 0.93, 1391 participants, very low quality of evidence).”
    Quoted verbatim from Selenium supplementation for critically ill adults..
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Participants
    1,391
    Population
    Critically ill adults, 13 RCTs of intravenous sodium selenite

    Effect 0.82 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.72 to 0.93

    Selenium supplementation for critically ill adults.2015PMID:2621414310.1002/14651858.CD003703.pub3Permalink