NSAIDs vs placebo or no treatment: Length of hospital stay
- Population
- adults with normal kidney function undergoing surgery
- Intervention
- NSAIDs
- Comparison
- placebo or no treatment
- Outcome
- Length of hospital stay
It is very uncertain whether nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) changes length of hospital stay compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) vs placebo or no treatment Length of hospital stay · adults with normal kidney function undergoing surgery It is very uncertain whether nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) changes length of hospital stay compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty). Effects of peri‐operative nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs on post‐operative kidney function for adults… (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | MD 0.12 | 3 studies · 410 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effects of peri‐operative nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs on post‐operative kidney function for adults with normal kidney function 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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