TABLE 3.

Estimates Calculated From Reviewed Pediatric Adverse Events Data in Table 2

Pediatric Adverse Events Estimates
Total pediatric adverse events	29
Total treatments	1865
Adverse event incident rate	1.55/100 treatments
Acupuncture related adverse events	0
Total pediatric serious adverse events reviewed	1
Total serious adverse event incident rate	5.36/10,000 treatments*

^*Previously reviewed data estimates a serious adverse event rate as low as 0.05 per 10,000 treatments. The difference in values could be attributed to the nature of the study the one serious advent occurred in. The trial treated patients with acupuncture in an effort to prevent postoperative induced nausea and vomiting.¹⁸ As a result, 1 patient was admitted to the hospital and received intravenous ondaestron for emesis control; however, the identical adverse event occurred in control groups indicating acupuncture may not have directly been caused by the acupuncture regimen.