Question · asked by 1 review
Perioperative infraorbital nerve block vs Infiltration of the incision (peri-incisional infiltration): Pain measured by valid instruments (mean postoperative pain score)
- Population
- Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
- Intervention
- Perioperative infraorbital nerve block
- Comparison
- Infiltration of the incision (peri-incisional infiltration)
- Outcome
- Pain measured by valid instruments (mean postoperative pain score)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Perioperative infraorbital nerve block vs Infiltration of the incision (peri-incisional infiltration) Pain measured by valid instruments · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery Infraorbital nerve block for postoperative pain following cleft lip repair in children (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes | No numeric data available; one study reported difference favouring control group only at 6 hours postoperatively. One study reported that children in the intervention group had lower pain scores between 1 and 8 hours… | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infraorbital nerve block for postoperative pain following cleft lip repair in children 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2015-06 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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