Question · asked by 1 review

Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics vs infiltrated local anaesthetics or other topical agents: Anaesthetic‐related adverse effects

Population
adults and paediatric patients with dermal laceration
Intervention
Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics
Comparison
infiltrated local anaesthetics or other topical agents
Outcome
Anaesthetic‐related adverse effects

Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics led to lower anaesthetic‐related adverse effects compared with infiltrated local anaesthetics or other topical agents; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

Current versions only
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics vs infiltrated local anaesthetics or other topical agents
Anaesthetic‐related adverse effects · adults and paediatric patients with dermal laceration
Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics led to lower anaesthetic‐related adverse effects compared with infiltrated local anaesthetics or other topical agents; GRADE not reported.
Topical anaesthetics for pain control during repair of dermal laceration (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0 [0, 0]11 studies · 1686 participantsGRADE not reported
Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics vs infiltrated local anaesthetics or other topical agents
Anaesthetic‐related adverse effects · adults and paediatric patients with dermal laceration
Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics led to lower anaesthetic‐related adverse effects compared with infiltrated local anaesthetics or other topical agents; GRADE not reported.
Topical anaesthetics for pain control during repair of dermal laceration (2011) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD005364.PUB2, superseded
RR 0 [0, 0]11 studies · 1686 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Topical anaesthetics for pain control during repair of dermal laceration
2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

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