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Acupuncture or acupressure plus analgesia vs analgesia: Adverse effects (pruritus)
- Population
- post‐caesarean pain
- Intervention
- Acupuncture or acupressure plus analgesia
- Comparison
- analgesia
- Outcome
- Adverse effects (pruritus)
It is very uncertain whether acupuncture or acupressure plus analgesia changes adverse effects (pruritus) compared with analgesia (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Acupuncture or acupressure plus analgesia vs analgesia Adverse effects (pruritus) · post‐caesarean pain It is very uncertain whether acupuncture or acupressure plus analgesia changes adverse effects (pruritus) compared with analgesia (very low certainty). Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.5 [0.08, 3.29] | 1 study · 60 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary and alternative therapies for post‐caesarean pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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