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Table 3 Adverse effects reported in stem cell groups of included studies

From: Stem cell-based therapies for ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials

Author year

Study type

Cases

Adverse effects (%)

Bang 2005 [11]

RCT

5

Foot cellulitis (20%)

Bhatia 2018 [17]

RCT

10

Death (10%), new infarct (10%)

Chen 2014 [18]

RCT

15

None

Fang 2019 [19]

RCT

10

Deep vein thrombosis (10%), death (10%), atrial fibrillation (20%)

Hess 2017 [20]

RCT

67

Death (7.5%), life-threatening adverse events (4.5%), secondary infections (37.3%), halitosis (9.0%), fever and chills (6.0%), nausea and vomiting (3.0%)

Jin 2017 [21]

RCT

10

Death (10%), fever (20%)

Lee 2010 [22]

RCT

16

Death (25%), seizure (18.8%), ischemic stroke (12.5%), coronary heart disease (6.2%), peripheral artery occlusive disease (6.2%), infection (18.8%), liver enzyme elevation (6.2%), benign tumor (6.2%), neuropyschological illness (37.5%)

Prasad 2014 [23]

RCT

60

Death (13.3%), rise in urea (3.3%), hematological (16.7%), hepatic (36.7%), sensorium deterioration (1.7%), pneumonitis (1.7%), fever (1.7%), hyperglycemia (1.7%), limb ischemia (1.7%), frozen shoulder (3.3%), traumatic injury (1.7%), fracture in lower limb (1.7%), nervous system disorder (10%), gastro intestinal disorder (5%)

Savitz 2019 [24]

RCT

29

Edema peripheral (10.3%), fever (10.3%), chest pain (6.9%), musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorder (37.9%), seizure (13.8%), cerebral hemorrhage (6.9%), cerebral accident (3.5%), dizziness (3.5%), cerebral infarction (3.5%), cerebral ischemia (3.5%), visual field defect (3.5%), psychiatric disorders (44.8%), infections (34.5%), vascular disorders (41.4%), investigations (37.9%), gastrointestinal disorders (24.1%), injury, poisoning, and procedural complications (20.7%), respiratory disorders (20.7%), cardiac disorders (17.2%), erythema (20.7%), nutrition disorders (13.8%), blood disorders (10.3%), renal disorders (10.3%)

Bhasin 2012 [25]

NRS

12

None reported

Bhasin 2013 [26]

NRS

20

None reported

Bhasin 2016 [27]

NRS

10

None reported

Bhasin 2017 [28]

NRS

6

Fever (16.7%), pain (33.3%), seizure (16.7), psychological illness (16.7%)

Ghali 2016 [29]

NRS

21

Death (4.8%), renal impairment (4.8%)

Meng 2009 [30]

NRS

60

Fever (15%), headache (10%)

Moniche 2012 [31]

NRS

10

Seizure (20%), fever (50%), infection (30%), depression (50%), insomnia (30%)