Table 3 |
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Side effects after receiving study treatment |
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misoprostol |
placebo |
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n = 29 |
n = 32 |
RR [95% CI] or p-value |
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Nausea %(n) |
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none |
93.1 (27) |
93.8 (30) |
.99 [.87, 1.13] |
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mild or moderate |
6.9 (2) |
6.3 (2) |
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severe |
-- |
-- |
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Vomiting %(n) |
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none |
93.1 (27) |
96.9 (31) |
.96 [.85, 1.08] |
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mild or moderate |
6.9 (2) |
-- |
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severe |
-- |
3.1 (1) |
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Diarrhea %(n) |
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none |
100 (29) |
100 (32) |
1.0 |
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mild or moderate |
-- |
-- |
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severe |
-- |
-- |
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Fainting %(n) |
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none |
100 (29) |
96.9 (31) |
1.03 [.97, 1.10] |
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mild or moderate |
-- |
3.1 (1) |
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severe |
-- |
-- |
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Fatigue %(n) |
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none |
100 (29) |
100 (32) |
1.0 |
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mild or moderate |
-- |
-- |
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severe |
-- |
-- |
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Headache %(n) |
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none |
93.1 (27) |
100 (32) |
.93 [.84, 1.03] |
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mild or moderate |
6.9 (2) |
-- |
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severe |
-- |
-- |
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Shivering %(n) |
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none |
48.3 (14) |
93.8 (30) |
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mild or moderate |
37.9 (11) |
6.2 (2) |
8.28 [2.1. 33.1] |
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severe |
13.8 (4) |
-- |
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Fever %(n) |
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none |
48.3 (14) |
90.6 (29) |
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mild or moderate |
41.4 (12) |
9.4 (3) |
5.52 [1.8, 17.1] |
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severe |
10.3 (3) |
-- |
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Temperature at 1 hour (Celsius) |
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mean ± sd |
37.4 ± .94 |
37.0 ± .35 |
p = .022 |
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range |
36.2 – 40.1 |
36.3 – 37.8 |
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Zuberi et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008 8:40 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-8-40 |
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