Question · asked by 1 review
N‐acetylcysteine (1200 mg) vs placebo: Frequency of hospitalization
- Population
- sickle cell disease
- Intervention
- N‐acetylcysteine (1200 mg)
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Frequency of hospitalization
N‐acetylcysteine (1200 mg) may leads to lower frequency of hospitalization compared with placebo (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
N‐acetylcysteine (1200 mg) vs placebo Frequency of hospitalization · sickle cell disease N‐acetylcysteine (1200 mg) may leads to lower frequency of hospitalization compared with placebo (low certainty). Antioxidant supplementation for sickle cell disease (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | rate ratio 0.98 | 1 study · 96 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioxidant supplementation for sickle cell disease 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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