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Table 3 Subgroup analysis results of esketamine dosage

From: Efficacy and safety of esketamine for sedation among patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Subgroup

Outcomes

Control

Number of studies

Results of heterogeneity test

Meta analysis results

P value

I2

MD or RR (95% CI)

P value

(A) Recovery time

0.1–0.15 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

2

0.0003

92%

-1.76 (-5.13,1.62)

0.31

0.2–0.3 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

8

0.004

67%

-1.03(-1.98,-0.08)

0.03

opioids group

2

0.08

68%

-1.35(-2.34,-0.35)

0.008

0.4–0.5 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

6

 < 0.001

88%

0.24(-1.87,2.35)

0.82

opioids group

3

 < 0.001

90%

-0.93(-4.15,2.29)

0.57

0.7–1 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

2

0.008

86%

-0.12(-12.67,12.42)

0.98

(B) Propofol dosage

0.1–0.15 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

2

0.09

66%

-1.31 (-1.64, -0.99)

 < 0.001

0.2–0.3 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

5

 < 0.001

89%

-1.50(-1.85, -1.16)

 < 0.001

opioids group

2

0.27

17%

-0.79(-0.90, -0.68)

 < 0.001

0.4–0.5 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

4

0.003

78%

-2.87(-3.69, -2.05)

 < 0.001

opioids group

2

 < 0.001

99%

-1.47(-2.75, -0.18)

0.03

0.7–1 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

2

0.44

0%

-3.21(-3.80, -2.62)

 < 0.001

(C) Adverse events

0.1–0.15 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

2

0.005

87%

0.74 (0.33, 1.66)

0.47

0.2–0.3 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

7

 < 0.001

83%

0.58(0.39, 0.85)

0.006

opioids group

3

0.38

0%

0.49(-0.34,0.72)

0.0002

0.4–0.5 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

5

0.36

8%

0.75(0.60, 0.94)

0.01

opioids group

4

 < 0.001

86%

0.67(0.56, 0.81)

 < 0.001

0.7–1 mg/kg esketamine

NS group

2

0.84

0%

1.32 (1.12, 1.54)

0.0007