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. 2015 Aug 24;2015(8):CD003298. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003298.pub3

Comparison 7. Glutamine supplementation of feeds.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Mid‐upper arm circumference 1 100 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.10 [‐2.00, 1.80]
2 Infection rates 2   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) Totals not selected
3 Severe nausea and/or vomiting 1 100 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 0.89 [0.60, 1.31]
4 Duration of vomiting 1 100 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.11 [‐0.55, 0.33]
5 Severe diarrhoea 1 100 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) 1.11 [0.68, 1.79]
6 Duration of diarrhoea 1 100 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.18 [‐0.81, 0.45]
7 Severe mucositis 2   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) Totals not selected
8 Treatment related mortality 2   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) Totals not selected
9 Maximum serum ammonia levels 2   Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) Totals not selected