Xu C, Liu S, Huang Y, Guo X, Xiao H, Qi D · Int J Surg (2018)
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346 peer-reviewed studies
What the evidence says
Most Ephedrine studies are mechanism or observational rather than RCTs that measure a clinical effect — keep findings provisional.
Most evidence is from high-quality meta-analyses and randomised trials published 1967–2026 with a typical study size of 72 participants.
Based on 346 studies · 13 meta-analyses · 326 RCTs · 425 total participants
Confidence
High confidenceBy outcome
Only 9 studies in the last 5 years · Latest meta-analysis: 2019
Xu C, Liu S, Huang Y, Guo X, Xiao H, Qi D · Int J Surg (2018)
Heesen M, Rijs K, Hilber N, Ngan Kee WD, Rossaint R, van der Marel C · Int J Obstet Anesth (2019)
Lee A, Ngan Kee WD, Gin T · Anesth Analg (2004)
Shekelle P, Hardy ML, Morton SC, Maglione M, Suttorp M, Roth E · Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) (2003)
Lee A, Ngan Kee WD, Gin T · Can J Anaesth (2002)
· J Fam Pract (2006)
Lin FQ, Qiu MT, Ding XX, Fu SK, Li Q · CNS Neurosci Ther (2012)
Salerno SM, Jackson JL, Berbano EP · Arch Intern Med (2005)
Veeser M, Hofmann T, Roth R, Klöhr S, Rossaint R, Heesen M · Acta Anaesthesiol Scand (2012)
Shekelle PG, Hardy ML, Morton SC, Maglione M, Mojica WA, Suttorp MJ · JAMA (2003)
Biddle C · AANA J (2013)
Lee A, Ngan Kee WD, Gin T · Anesth Analg (2002)
Sun R, Tian JH, Li L, Tian HL, Jia WQ, Yang KH · J Evid Based Med (2012)
Bennett S, Hoffman N, Monga M · J Altern Complement Med (2004)
Osuna-Prieto FJ, Martinez-Tellez B, Sanchez-Delgado G, Aguilera CM, Lozano-Sánchez J, Arráez-Román D · Adv Nutr (2019)
Vrinten C, van der Zwaag AM, Weinreich SS, Scholten RJ, Verschuuren JJ · Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2014)
Zhang L, Li Z, Ma G, Han X, Li C, Shan M · Medicine (Baltimore) (2018)
Gopalakrishna MD, Krishna HM, Shenoy UK · Br J Anaesth (2007)
Vercauteren MP, Coppejans HC, Hoffmann VH, Mertens E, Adriaensen HA · Anesth Analg (2000)
Hodges AN, Lynn BM, Bula JE, Donaldson MG, Dagenais MO, McKenzie DC · Med Sci Sports Exerc (2003)