What do systematic reviews say?

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring

• Cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for perioperative monitoring of brain oxygenation in children and adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 312 participants
  Low

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring showed no clear difference in postoperative stroke ( compared with blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring (low certainty).

• Cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for perioperative monitoring of brain oxygenation in children and adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.25 [0.03, 2.2]
  2 studies · 240 participants
  Low

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring showed no clear difference in POD: postoperative delirium ( compared with blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring (low certainty).

• Cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for perioperative monitoring of brain oxygenation in children and adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.63 [0.27, 1.45]
  1 study · 190 participants
  Low

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring may leads to lower POCD defined by original studies ‐ mild ( compared with blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring (low certainty).

• Cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for perioperative monitoring of brain oxygenation in children and adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.53 [0.3, 0.95]
  2 studies · 126 participants
  Low

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring showed no clear difference in POCD: decline in cognitive function ( compared with blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring (moderate certainty).

• Cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for perioperative monitoring of brain oxygenation in children and adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.62 [0.37, 1.04]
  6 studies · 962 participants
  Moderate

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring showed no clear difference in intraoperative mortality or postoperative mortality: Death ( compared with blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring (low certainty).

• Cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for perioperative monitoring of brain oxygenation in children and adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.63 [0.08, 5.03]
  3 studies · 390 participants
  Low

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for perioperative monitoring of brain oxygenation in children and adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found