Cochrane · systematic review · CD008838
Venom immunotherapy for preventing allergic reactions to insect stings
Boyle, RJ, Elremeli, M, Hockenhull, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
SkinAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 75%High 1 · 25%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: adults and children with a previous allergic reaction to an insect sting
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Any systemic reaction to an insect sting | RR 0.1 [0.03, 0.28] | 7 studies · 206 participants | High |
Large local reaction | RR 0.41 [0.24, 0.69] | 5 studies · 112 participants | Moderate |
Vespid Quality of Life Questionnaire ‐ end of treatment Scale from 0 to 7, where a higher score indicates less quality of life impairment. | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 112 participants | Moderate |
Any systemic reaction to treatment | RR 8.16 [1.53, 43.46] | 6 studies · 285 participants | Moderate |