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Lidocaine IV vs thoracic epidural blockade: Nausea

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Intravenous (IV) lidocaine vs thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA)
Postoperative nausea, 'overall' (0 to 24 h, to 48 h, to 72 h) · adult patients undergoing any elective or urgent surgical procedure under general anaesthesia
Continuous intravenous perioperative lidocaine infusion for postoperative pain and recovery in adults (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 60 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Continuous intravenous perioperative lidocaine infusion for postoperative pain and recovery in adults
2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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How reviews are matched to this question

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