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Table 3 Side effects after receiving study treatment

From: Misoprostol in addition to routine treatment of postpartum hemorrhage: A hospital-based randomized-controlled trial in Karachi, Pakistan

 

misoprostol

placebo

 
 

n = 29

n = 32

RR [95% CI] or p-value

Nausea %(n)

   

   none

93.1 (27)

93.8 (30)

.99 [.87, 1.13]

   mild or moderate

6.9 (2)

6.3 (2)

 

   severe

--

--

 

Vomiting %(n)

   

   none

93.1 (27)

96.9 (31)

.96 [.85, 1.08]

   mild or moderate

6.9 (2)

--

 

   severe

--

3.1 (1)

 

Diarrhea %(n)

   

   none

100 (29)

100 (32)

1.0

   mild or moderate

--

--

 

   severe

--

--

 

Fainting %(n)

   

   none

100 (29)

96.9 (31)

1.03 [.97, 1.10]

   mild or moderate

--

3.1 (1)

 

   severe

--

--

 

Fatigue %(n)

   

   none

100 (29)

100 (32)

1.0

   mild or moderate

--

--

 

   severe

--

--

 

Headache %(n)

   

   none

93.1 (27)

100 (32)

.93 [.84, 1.03]

   mild or moderate

6.9 (2)

--

 

   severe

--

--

 

Shivering %(n)

   

   none

48.3 (14)

93.8 (30)

 

   mild or moderate

37.9 (11)

6.2 (2)

8.28 [2.1. 33.1]

   severe

13.8 (4)

--

 

Fever %(n)

   

   none

48.3 (14)

90.6 (29)

 

   mild or moderate

41.4 (12)

9.4 (3)

5.52 [1.8, 17.1]

   severe

10.3 (3)

--

 

Temperature at 1 hour (Celsius)

   

   mean ± sd

37.4 ± .94

37.0 ± .35

p = .022

   range

36.2 – 40.1

36.3 – 37.8