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In this review, we identified and critically appraised the literature on the effect of exogenous melatonin and melatonin receptor agonists on the ICU and\/or hospital LOS among adults admitted to the ICU.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Six electronic databases and three trial registries were searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Screening, risk of bias assessment, quality appraisal, and level of evidence assessment were conducted and cross-checked by two reviewers independently. Meta-analyses with disease-specific subgroups were conducted to assess the mean difference in LOS for exogenous melatonin and melatonin receptor agonists compared with a placebo.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Twenty RCTs were reviewed with 14 having a low risk of bias. For ICU LOS (18 studies) there was significant statistical heterogeneity (I<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u200973%); compared with placebo the 95% prediction interval for the mean difference was \u22123.18 and 1.39 days. For hospital stay (12 studies, I<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u200979%) the 95% prediction interval ranged from \u22126.68 to 3.52. Removing two statistical outliers, and correcting for publication bias, there was no overall statistically significant difference in mean ICU LOS (<jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>-value\u2009=\u20090.298) or mean hospital LOS (<jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>-value\u2009=\u20090.456). The subgroup analysis found statistically significant improvements for those who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery (ICU LOS \u22120.47 days, 95% CI: \u22120.78 to \u22120.16, <jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>-value\u2009=\u20090.003); and patients with COVID-19 (hospital LOS \u22123.90 days, 95% CI: \u22126.28 to \u22121.51, <jats:italic><jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic><\/jats:italic>-value\u2009=\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>There was a very low certainty of evidence that melatonin and melatonin receptor agonists were associated with reductions in ICU and hospital LOS in ICU patients overall. 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