Epidural anaesthesia in addition to general anaesthesia vs general anaesthesia: Tumour progression Median
It is very uncertain whether epidural anaesthesia in addition to general anaesthesia changes tumour progression Median compared with general anaesthesia alone (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Epidural anaesthesia in addition to general anaesthesia vs general anaesthesia alone Tumour progression Median · patients undergoing primary tumour surgery It is very uncertain whether epidural anaesthesia in addition to general anaesthesia changes tumour progression Median compared with general anaesthesia alone (very low certainty). Anaesthetic techniques for risk of malignant tumour recurrence (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | HR 1.5 [1, 2.25] | 2 studies · 545 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaesthetic techniques for risk of malignant tumour recurrence 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.