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The primary outcome was 90-day mortality. The secondary outcomes were 21\u201328\u2009days mortality, NMBA-related complications (barotrauma, pneumothorax and intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired muscle weakness), days free of ventilation and days not in the ICU by day 28, Medical Research Council score, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score and arterial oxygen tension (PaO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      )\/fractional inspired oxygen (FiO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      ) (at 48\u2009hours and 72\u2009hours). Random-effects meta-regression was used to explore models involving potential moderators. Trial sequential analysis was performed to estimate the cumulative effect on mortality across RCTs.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      NMBAs were not associated with reduced 90-day mortality (risk ratio (RR) 0.85; 95% CI 0.66 to 1.09; p=0.20). However, they decreased the 21\u201328\u2009days mortality (RR 0.71; 95%\u2009CI 0.53 to 0.96; p=0.02) and the rates of pneumothorax (RR 0.46; 95%\u2009CI 0.28 to 0.77; p=0.003) and barotrauma (RR 0.56; 95%\u2009CI 0.37 to 0.86; p=0.008). In addition, NMBAs increased PaO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      \/FiO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      at 48\u2009hours (mean difference (MD) 18.91; 95%\u2009CI 4.29 to 33.53; p=0.01) and 72\u2009hours (MD 12.27; 95%\u2009CI 4.65 to 19.89; p=0.002). 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