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No measure of variability
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Shin 2007
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- significant for degree of nausea and vomiting
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- significant reduction for ketonuria levels over time by women with HG.
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Li 2010
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- significant difference (P <0.05) for the severity and frequency of nausea and vomiting).
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- ketone bodies disappeared in the 2 acupressure groups significantly faster (p < 0.05) than in the group with IV fluid therapy.
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Liu 2012
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- a statistically significant difference (P <0.05) for the severity and frequency of nausea and vomiting compared to IV fluid therapy.
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Data reported in Mean and interquartile range (IQR)
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Rad 2012
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- statistically significant difference favouring Youmen acupressure over sham acupressure
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Heazell
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- no difference between length of stay, amount of medication, or fluid required between the acupressure and placebo groups
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- acupressure reduced the number of patients who stayed more than four nights in the hospital.
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Knight
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- no statistically significant difference between the control and intervention groups.
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Data reported in Mean rank
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Steele
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- The treatment group had significantly less frequency and severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy than the placebo group
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Can Gurkan
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- Acupressure would appear to be effective in symptom control, and alleviation and placebo effects in reducing the symptoms of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
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Data reported only means of error bar plots
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O’Brien 1996
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- No benefit of acupressure for symptom relief compared with either sham acupressure or no treatment
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