Comparison 11. Dinoprostone versus placebo.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Blood loss (ml)	1	108	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐131.60 [‐253.42, ‐9.78]
2 Need for blood transfusion	1	108	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.17 [0.04, 0.81]
3 Duration of surgery (min)	1	108	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐2.60 [‐12.55, 7.35]
4 Duration of hospital stay (days)	1	108	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.30 [‐0.22, 0.82]
5 Postoperative haemoglobin (g/dl)	1	108	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.10 [‐0.39, 0.59]
6 Postoperative haemoglobin drop (g/dl)	1	108	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.5 [‐0.88, ‐0.12]
7 Postoperative complications	1		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
7.1 Postoperative fever	1	108	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.53 [0.25, 9.54]