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Perineural vs intravenous dexamethasone: Incidence of serious adverse events (we used the NIH definition of adverse events. A serious event includes death, a life‐threatening event that requires hospitalization or prolonged hospitalization, disability or congenital anomaly)
- Population
- peripheral nerve block
- Intervention
- Perineural
- Comparison
- intravenous dexamethasone
- Outcome
- Incidence of serious adverse events (we used the NIH definition of adverse events. A serious event includes death, a life‐threatening event that requires hospitalization or prolonged hospitalization, disability or congenital anomaly)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Perineural vs intravenous dexamethasone Incidence of serious adverse events (we used the NIH definition of adverse events. A serious event includes death, a life‐threatening event that requires hospitalization or prolonged hospitalization, disability or congenital anomaly) · peripheral nerve block The review found no eligible studies for this question. Dexamethasone as an adjuvant to peripheral nerve block (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | Not reported | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone as an adjuvant to peripheral nerve block 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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