Table 3.
Adverse events, including studies without individual patient-level data
| Types of adverse events | # of subjects | |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality | All-cause mortality | 37/231 (13.0%) |
| CDI-related mortality | 9/215 (4.2%) | |
| Possibly related to FMT* | 2/215 (0.9%) | |
| FMT unrelated | 23/215 (10.7%) | |
| Post-hospital discharge | 18/166 (10.8%) | |
| Colectomy rate | 5/240 (2.1%) | |
| Abdominal pain | 3/11 (27.3%) | |
| Constipation | 40/56 (71.4%) | |
| Diarrhea | 42/72 (58.3%) | |
| Infectious complications* | FMT related | 3/173 (1.7%) |
| FMT unrelated | 2/157 (1.3%) |
*For breakdown of infectious complications and deaths possibly related to FMT, please refer to Supplementary Table 3a and b.