Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 25%Very low 2 · 50%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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

Vomiting · People at risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting

It is very uncertain whether acupoint PC6 stimulation and antiemetic combination changes vomiting compared with antiemetic (very 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 0.56 [0.35, 0.91]
9 studies · 687 participants
Very low

Adverse effects · People at risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting

1 finding from 1 review

Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point PC6 for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 7 participants
GRADE not reported

Nausea · People at risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting

It is very uncertain whether acupoint PC6 stimulation and antiemetic combination changes nausea compared with antiemetic (very 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 0.79 [0.55, 1.13]
8 studies · 642 participants
Very low