Question · asked by 1 review
(4.1) PGE2 gel vs PGE2 tablet (all women): Serious maternal morbidity or death
- Population
- patients with induction of labour at term
- Intervention
- (4.1) PGE2 gel
- Comparison
- PGE2 tablet (all women)
- Outcome
- Serious maternal morbidity or death
(4.1) PGE2 gel showed no clear difference in serious maternal morbidity or death compared with PGE2 tablet (all women); GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
(4.1) PGE2 gel vs PGE2 tablet (all women) Serious maternal morbidity or death · patients with induction of labour at term (4.1) PGE2 gel showed no clear difference in serious maternal morbidity or death compared with PGE2 tablet (all women); GRADE not reported. Vaginal prostaglandin (PGE2 and PGF2a) for induction of labour at term (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.33 [0.01, 8.09] | 1 study · 200 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaginal prostaglandin (PGE2 and PGF2a) for induction of labour at term 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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