Question · asked by 1 review
Methylnaltrexone vs placebo: Serious adverse eventsi
- Population
- people receiving palliative care irrespective of whether they had cancer with opioid‐induced bowel dysfunction
- Intervention
- Methylnaltrexone
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Serious adverse eventsi
Methylnaltrexone may leads to lower serious adverse eventsi compared with placebo (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Methylnaltrexone vs placebo Serious adverse eventsi · people receiving palliative care irrespective of whether they had cancer with opioid‐induced bowel dysfunction Methylnaltrexone may leads to lower serious adverse eventsi compared with placebo (low certainty). Mu‐opioid antagonists for opioid‐induced bowel dysfunction in people with cancer and people receiving… (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.59 [0.38, 0.93] | 2 studies · 364 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mu‐opioid antagonists for opioid‐induced bowel dysfunction in people with cancer and people receiving palliative care 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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