Randomized controlled trials and randomized crossover trials reporting adverse events of bee venom therapy.

AE: adverse event; BVT: bee venom therapy; BSA: bee sting acupuncture; BVA: bee venom acupuncture; SBV: sweet bee venom; VIT: venom immunotherapy; YJV: yellow jacket venom. Quality of reporting: good, clear, and well described; moderate, described but not in detail; bad, inappropriately described; not reported, not described at all.
a Incidence: number of patient with AEs/number of patients of total cases, %.
b CONSORT items for reporting AEs: 1, statement of AEs in title or abstract; 2, statement of BVT related AEs in the introduction; 3, predefined definition of AEs related to the BVT; 4, collection or monitoring method for AEs; 5, statement of the method for analyzing and presenting AEs; 6, statement of any patients who dropped out due to AEs; 7, description of the specific denominator for the analysis of AEs.
Randomized controlled trials and randomized crossover trials reporting adverse events of bee venom therapy.