Table 2. Ondansetron subgroup analysis.
Summary | Ondansetron dose | ||||||
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4 mg | 8 mg | p value for subgroup difference | |||||
RR (95% CI) | I2 | RR (95% CI) | I2 | RR (95% CI) | I2 | ||
Early PON | 0.82 (0.69 to 0.98) | 31% | 0.65 (0.52 to 0.81) | 0% | 1.01 (0.84 to 1.21) | 0% | 0.002 |
Late PON | 0.76 (0.65 to 0.89) | 20% | 0.68 (0.56 to 0.84) | 1% | 0.85 (0.65 to 1.09) | 12% | 0.20 |
Next day PON | 0.69 (0.57 to 0.84) | 0% | 0.69 (0.55 to 0.89) | 8% | 0.63 (0.39 to 1.01) | 0% | 0.72 |
Early POV | 0.78 (0.63 to 0.98) | 0% | 0.61 (0.35 to 1.06) | 0% | 0.87 (0.66 to 1.13) | 0% | 0.26 |
Late POV | 0.57 (0.45 to 0.72) | 0% | 0.57 (0.35 to 0.93) | 0% | 0.67 (0.48 to 0.94) | 0% | 0.61 |
Next day POV | 0.61 (0.43 to 0.86) | 0% | 0.50 (0.33 to 0.76) | 0% | 0.57 (0.25 to 1.31) | 0% | 0.76 |
PON, postoperative nausea; POV, postoperative vomiting; RR, risk ratio; CI, confidence interval.