What do systematic reviews say?

SDAC vs syrup of ipecac

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• First aid interventions by laypeople for acute oral poisoning 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

SDAC vs no intervention

• First aid interventions by laypeople for acute oral poisoning 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 451 participants
  Very low

SDAC + hospital intervention vs hospital intervention

It is very uncertain whether SDAC + hospital intervention changes incidence of ICU admission compared with hospital intervention alone (very low certainty).

• First aid interventions by laypeople for acute oral poisoning 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.33 [1.42, 3.82]
  1 study · 1479 participants
  Very low

MDAC + hospital intervention vs SDAC + hospital intervention

MDAC + hospital intervention may leads to lower incidence of ICU admission compared with SDAC + hospital intervention (low certainty).

• First aid interventions by laypeople for acute oral poisoning 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.31 [0.12, 0.83]
  1 study · 401 participants
  Low