Neuraxial vs general anaesthesia: Pneumonia
- Population
- Patients with hip fracture repair
- Intervention
- Neuraxial
- Comparison
- general anaesthesia
- Outcome
- Pneumonia
It is very uncertain whether neuraxial block changes pneumonia compared with general anaesthesia (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Neuraxial block vs general anaesthesia Pneumonia · Patients with hip fracture repair It is very uncertain whether neuraxial block changes pneumonia compared with general anaesthesia (very low certainty). Anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery in adults (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.77 [0.45, 1.31] | 6 studies · 761 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery in adults 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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