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. 2012 Oct 21;2012:630124. doi: 10.1155/2012/630124

Table 3.

Summary of GRADE on evidences of outcomes of Bu-yang Huan-wu decoction for acute ischemic stroke.

Quality assessment Number of patients Effect Quality Importance
Number of studies Design Risk of bias Inconsistency Indirectness Imprecision Other considerations Trial Control Relative
(95% CI)
Absolute
Effective rate

17 Randomized  trials Very serious No serious inconsistency No serious indirectness No serious imprecision Reporting bias 696/747 (93.2%) 535/697 (76.8%)  RR 1.18
(1.12 to 1.24)
138 more per 1000 (from 92 more to 184 more) ○○○  very low Important
75% 135 more per 1000 (from 90 more to 180 more)

Neurological deficit scores (Modified Edinburgh–Scandinavian Stroke Scale)

9 Randomized trials Very serious No serious inconsistency No serious indirectness No serious imprecision Reporting bias 409 377 MD 4.65 lower (6.57 to 2.72 lower) ○○○ very low Important

Neurological deficit scores (ESS)

1 Randomized trials Very serious No serious inconsistency No serious indirectness No serious imprecision None 33 33 MD 7.99 higher (3.96 to 12.02 higher) ⨁⨁ ○○ low Important