Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Rescue antiemetic · People at risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Acupoint PC6 stimulation showed no clear difference in rescue antiemetic compared with antiemetic drug (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point PC6 for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.87 [0.65, 1.16]
9 studies · 895 participants
Moderate

Rescue antiemetic · People at risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Acupoint PC6 stimulation may leads to lower rescue antiemetics compared with sham (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point PC6 for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.64 [0.55, 0.73]
39 studies · 4622 participants
Low

Rescue antiemetic · People at risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting

Acupoint PC6 stimulation and antiemetic combination may leads to lower rescue antiemetic compared with antiemetic (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review