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Table 2 The participants and outcome of included study.

From: Remifentanil patient-controlled versus epidural analgesia on intrapartum maternal fever: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

randomised participants

drop-out

cross-over

actually received pain relief

intenstion-to-treat

Intrapartum fever definition

temperature mode

measure duration

Logtenberg 2017 [15]

418

RPCA:98

EA:105

RPCA:11

EA:14

RPCA:94

EA:76

yes

> 38 °C

not reported

during analgesia

Freeman 2015 [14]

1414

RPCA:22

EA:31

RPCA:53

EA:33

RPCA:447

EA:347

yes

> 38 °C

not reported

during labor

Douma 2015 [16]

116

 

RPCA:8

EA:1

 

no

≥38 °C

tympanic membrance

within 4 h

Stocki 2014 [17]

40

RPCA:1

EA:0

RPCA:3

EA:1

RPCA:19

EA:20

no

not reported

not reported

within 1 h

Ismail 2012 [21]

1140

RPCA:0

EA:0

not report

RPCA:380

EA:380

CSEA:380

no

not reported

oral temperature

within 1 h

Evron 2008 [20]

213

12

not report

201

no

≥38 °C

oral temperature

within 6 h

  1. RPCA remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia, EA epidural analgesia, CSEA combined spinal with epidural analgesia, Con control, CI continuous infusion.