Question · asked by 1 review

Metformin vs insulin: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: pre‐eclampsia

Population
women with type 2 diabetes
Intervention
Metformin
Comparison
insulin
Outcome
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: pre‐eclampsia

It is very uncertain whether maternal outcomes: oral anti‐diabetic agent (metformin) changes hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: pre‐eclampsia compared with insulin (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Maternal outcomes: oral anti‐diabetic agent (metformin) vs insulin
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: pre‐eclampsia · women with type 2 diabetes
It is very uncertain whether maternal outcomes: oral anti‐diabetic agent (metformin) changes hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: pre‐eclampsia compared with insulin (very low certainty).
Oral anti‐diabetic agents for women with established diabetes/impaired glucose tolerance or previous… (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.63 [0.33, 1.2]2 studies · 227 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Oral anti‐diabetic agents for women with established diabetes/impaired glucose tolerance or previous gestational diabetes planning…
2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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