Table 3. Meta-analysis results .
Outcome/intervention | Effect size and 95% CI | Heterogeneity | ||||||||
Number studies | Risk ratio | Lower limit | Upper limit | Z-value | P -value | Q-value | df (Q) | P value | I 2 | |
Airway repositioned/ opened | 4 | 1.47 | 1.02 | 2.11 | 2.08 | 0.037 | 3.64 | 3 | 0.30 | 17.48 |
Apnea | 3 | 1.56 | 0.90 | 2.72 | 1.58 | 0.114 | 0.20 | 2 | 0.90 | 0.00 |
Assisted ventilation | 3 | 2.64 | 1.19 | 5.86 | 2.39 | 0.017 | 0.03 | 2 | 0.99 | 0.00 |
Desaturation | 3 | 1.09 | 0.80 | 1.49 | 0.55 | 0.582 | 1.42 | 2 | 0.49 | 0.00 |