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Table 2 Outcome definition

From: The safety of MSC therapy over the past 15 years: a meta-analysis

Side event

Definition

Vascular disorders

(1) Vascular thrombosis including venous and arterial thrombosis; (2) vasculitis

Arhythmia

(1) PSVT; (2) VT; (3) atrial fibrillation; (4) ventricular fibrillation

Central nervous disorders

(1) dizzy; (2) headache

Diarrhoea

Noninfectious diarrhoea

Infection

(1) Noninjection site infection; (2) respiratory system infection; (3) urinary system infection; (4) biliary tract; (5) digestive tract and spontaneous peritonitis

Fever

Transient fever (low-grade, 37.3–38 °℃) within 48 h

Administration site conditions

(1) Injection site bleeding; (2) injection site swelling; (3) injection site pain; (4) injection site itchy; (5) injection site infection

Anaemia

Defined by Hb < 110 g/L

Metabolism and nutrition disorders

Mainly refer to malnutrition

  1. PSVT paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, VT ventricular tachycardia