Question · asked by 1 review
Epidural vs opioid: Caesarean section
- Population
- women in labour
- Intervention
- Epidural
- Comparison
- opioid
- Outcome
- Caesarean section
Epidural showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with opioids (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Epidural vs opioids Caesarean section · women in labour Epidural showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with opioids (moderate certainty). Epidural versus non‐epidural or no analgesia for pain management in labour (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.07 [0.96, 1.18] | 33 studies · 10350 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidural versus non‐epidural or no analgesia for pain management in labour 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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.