Question · asked by 1 review

Any antihypertensive drug vs no antihypertensive drugs/placebo: Severe pre‐eclampsia

Population
women with mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy
Intervention
Any antihypertensive drug
Comparison
no antihypertensive drugs/placebo
Outcome
Severe pre‐eclampsia

It is very uncertain whether any antihypertensive drug changes severe pre‐eclampsia compared with no antihypertensive drugs/placebo (very low certainty).

What each review found

Current versions only
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Any antihypertensive drug vs no antihypertensive drugs/placebo
Severe pre‐eclampsia · women with mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy
It is very uncertain whether any antihypertensive drug changes severe pre‐eclampsia compared with no antihypertensive drugs/placebo (very low certainty).
Antihypertensive drug therapy for mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.56 [0.15, 2.02]3 studies · 416 participantsVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Antihypertensive drug therapy for mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy
2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

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