Comparison 2.

Artemether versus artesunate

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Death	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 Adults	2	494	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.80 [1.09, 2.97]
2 Need for blood transfusion	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 Adults	1	370	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.01 [0.78, 1.32]
3 Episodes of hypoglycaemia	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
4 Adverse events	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
4.1 Spontaneous bleeding	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]