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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 2.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Nov 2;11:CD003281. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003281.pub4
Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Nausea 40 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) Subtotals only
 1.1 All trials 40 4742 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.68 [0.60, 0.77]
 1.2 Children 2 258 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.63 [0.51, 0.80]
 1.3 Adults 36 4344 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.70 [0.61, 0.79]
 1.4 Invasive PC6 stimulation 7 896 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.56 [0.39, 0.80]
 1.5 Noninvasive PC6 stimulation 33 3846 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.71 [0.62, 0.81]
 1.6 Low risk of bias trials 2 169 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.40 [0.17, 0.93]
 1.7 Unclear risk of bias trials 20 2496 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.68 [0.56, 0.82]
 1.8 High risk of bias trials 11 1090 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.68 [0.55, 0.85]
 1.9 Trials with control event rate less than or equal to 20% 4 454 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.81 [0.49, 1.33]
 1.10 Trials with control event rate more than 20% 36 4288 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.68 [0.59, 0.77]
2 Vomiting 45 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) Subtotals only
 2.1 All trials 45 5147 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.60 [0.51, 0.71]
 2.2 Children 6 542 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.67 [0.46, 0.97]
 2.3 Adults 37 4465 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.61 [0.51, 0.72]
 2.4 Invasive PC6 stimulation 7 896 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.51 [0.34, 0.76]
 2.5 Noninvasive PC6 stimulation 37 4151 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.60 [0.50, 0.73]
 2.6 Low risk of bias trials 2 169 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.52 [0.31, 0.88]
 2.7 Unclear risk of bias trials 26 3583 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.59 [0.48, 0.72]
 2.8 High risk of bias trials 14 1373 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.62 [0.45, 0.83]
 2.9 Trials with control event rate less than or equal to 20% 12 1556 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.75 [0.51, 1.11]
 2.10 Trials with control event rate more than 20% 33 3591 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.58 [0.48, 0.69]
3 Rescue antiemetics 39 4622 Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.64 [0.55, 0.73]