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. 2011 Feb 1;2011:1409.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Adverse effects

Systematic review
140 women
2 RCTs in this analysis
Proportion of women who had a premature birth
5/70 (7%) with low-dose aspirin alone (75–81 mg/day)
11/70 (16%) with low-dose aspirin plus unfractionated heparin (5000 U twice daily)

RR 0.5
95% CI 0.2 to 1.3
This analysis was likely to have been underpowered to detect clinically important differences between groups
Not significant

Systematic review
140 women
2 RCTs in this analysis
Proportion of women who had fetal growth restriction
2/70 (3%) with low-dose aspirin alone (75–81 mg/day)
6/70 (9%) with low-dose aspirin plus unfractionated heparin (5000 U twice daily)

RR 0.3
95% CI 0.1 to 1.6
This analysis was likely to have been underpowered to detect clinically important differences between groups
Not significant

RCT
72 women Adverse effects
with low-dose aspirin alone (80 mg/day)
with low-dose aspirin plus unfractionated heparin (5000 U twice daily)
Absolute numbers not reported

Significance not assessed
The trial reported that it was randomised, but the method of randomisation was not described. The level of blinding was not reported