Question · asked by 1 review
Acupuncture or acupressure vs placebo: Vomiting ‐ postoperative
- Population
- women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section
- Intervention
- Acupuncture or acupressure
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Vomiting ‐ postoperative
It is very uncertain whether acupressure/acupuncture changes vomiting ‐ postoperative compared with placebo (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Acupressure/acupuncture vs placebo Vomiting ‐ postoperative · women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section It is very uncertain whether acupressure/acupuncture changes vomiting ‐ postoperative compared with placebo (very low certainty). Interventions for preventing nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean… (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.52 [0.34, 0.79] | 7 studies · 1069 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for preventing nausea and vomiting in women undergoing regional anaesthesia for caesarean section 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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