Pharmaceutical administration for severe hypertension during pregnancy: Network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of different pharmacologic treatment for severe hypertension during pregnancy. Methods: Two reviewers searched Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMbase, and the Cochrane Library for randomized clinical trials from the establishment of the database to 15 July 2021 that were eligible for inclusion and analyzed the pharmaceuticals used for severe hypertension in pregnancy. Results: 29 relevant trials with 2,521 participants were involved. Compared with diazoxide in rate of achieving target blood pressure, other pharmaceuticals, including epoprostenol (RR:1.58, 95%CI:1.01-2.47), hydralazine\dihydralazine (RR:1.57, 95%CI:1.07-2.31), ketanserin (RR:1.67, 95%CI:1.09-2.55), labetalol (RR:1.54, 95%CI:1.04-2.28), nifedipine (RR:1.54, 95%CI:1.04-2.29), and urapidi

SUBMITTER: Deng NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9869161 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature