Perioperative infraorbital nerve block vs Intravenous analgesia: Pain measured by valid instruments (mean postoperative pain score)
- Population
- Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
- Intervention
- Perioperative infraorbital nerve block
- Comparison
- Intravenous analgesia
- Outcome
- Pain measured by valid instruments (mean postoperative pain score)
It is very uncertain whether perioperative infraorbital nerve block changes pain measured by valid instruments (mean postoperative pain score) compared with intravenous analgesia (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Perioperative infraorbital nerve block vs Intravenous analgesia Pain measured by valid instruments (mean postoperative pain score) · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery · 0 to 4 hours (first four hours after surgery) It is very uncertain whether perioperative infraorbital nerve block changes pain measured by valid instruments (mean postoperative pain score) compared with intravenous analgesia (very low certainty). Infraorbital nerve block for postoperative pain following cleft lip repair in children (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes | SMD -1.50 [-2.40, -0.60] | 2 studies · 107 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infraorbital nerve block for postoperative pain following cleft lip repair in children 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2015-06 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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