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3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Length of hospital stay (days)
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3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Length of hospital stay (days)

3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Rate of hospitalization.
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3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Rate of hospitalization.

3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Rate of readmission.
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3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Rate of readmission.

3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 1
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3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 1

3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 2
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3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 2

3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 3.
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3% saline versus 0.9% saline: Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 3.

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 1 Length of hospital stay (days).
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 1 Length of hospital stay (days).

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 2 Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 1.
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 2 Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 1.

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 3 Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 2.
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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 3 Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 2.

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 4 Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 3.
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Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 4 Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 3.

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 5 Rate of hospitalization.
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Analysis 1.5

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 5 Rate of hospitalization.

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 6 Rate of readmission.
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Analysis 1.6

Comparison 1 3% saline versus 0.9% saline, Outcome 6 Rate of readmission.

Comparison 1. 3% saline versus 0.9% saline

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Length of hospital stay (days) Show forest plot

4

282

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐1.16 [‐1.55, ‐0.77]

2 Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 1 Show forest plot

4

251

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.95 [‐1.52, ‐0.39]

2.1 Outpatients

1

65

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐1.28 [‐1.92, ‐0.64]

2.2 Inpatients

3

186

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.82 [‐1.59, ‐0.06]

3 Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 2 Show forest plot

4

248

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐1.31 [‐1.87, ‐0.75]

3.1 Outpatients

1

65

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.00 [‐2.93, ‐1.07]

3.2 Inpatients

3

183

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐1.14 [‐1.75, ‐0.53]

4 Clinical severity score (post‐treatment) at day 3 Show forest plot

4

221

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐1.31 [‐2.01, ‐0.61]

4.1 Outpatients

1

65

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐2.64 [‐3.85, ‐1.43]

4.2 Inpatients

3

156

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐1.07 [‐1.69, ‐0.44]

5 Rate of hospitalization Show forest plot

3

262

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.63 [0.34, 1.17]

6 Rate of readmission Show forest plot

2

197

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.92 [0.47, 1.81]

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Comparison 1. 3% saline versus 0.9% saline