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Meperidine (intramuscular) vs placebo or no intervention: Good or better behaviour
- Population
- Children and adolescents (0 to 16 years) needing dental treatment
- Intervention
- Meperidine (intramuscular)
- Comparison
- placebo or no intervention
- Outcome
- Good or better behaviour
Meperidine (intramuscular) may leads to higher good or better behaviour compared with placebo (including no intervention) (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Meperidine (intramuscular) vs Placebo (including no intervention) Good or better behaviour · Children and adolescents (0 to 16 years) needing dental treatment Meperidine (intramuscular) may leads to higher good or better behaviour compared with placebo (including no intervention) (low certainty). Sedation of children undergoing dental treatment (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 5.33 [1.45, 19.64] | 1 study · 60 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedation of children undergoing dental treatment 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes | 22 February 2018 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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