Epidural local anaesthetic vs opioid‐based regimen: Vomiting
Epidural local anaesthetic showed no clear difference in vomiting during first 24 hours compared with opioid‐based regimen (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Epidural local anaesthetic vs opioid‐based regimen Vomiting during first 24 hours · adults Epidural local anaesthetic showed no clear difference in vomiting during first 24 hours compared with opioid‐based regimen (low certainty). Epidural local anaesthetics versus opioid‐based analgesic regimens for postoperative gastrointestinal… (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.84 [0.57, 1.23] | 22 studies · 1154 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidural local anaesthetics versus opioid‐based analgesic regimens for postoperative gastrointestinal paralysis, vomiting and pain after… 2016 · 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.