Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 2 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 60%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 1 · 20%High 0 · 0%

Duration of tracheal intubation · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass

It is very uncertain whether epidural analgesia changes duration of tracheal intubation compared with peripheral nerve blocks (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia for adults undergoing cardiac surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 271 participants
Very low

Duration of tracheal intubation · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass

It is very uncertain whether epidural analgesia changes duration of tracheal intubation compared with intrapleural analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia for adults undergoing cardiac surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 15 participants
Very low

Duration of tracheal intubation · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass

1 finding from 1 review

Duration of tracheal intubation · adult cardiac surgical patients

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia for adults undergoing cardiac surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
40 studies · 3353 participants
Moderate

Duration of tracheal intubation · people undergoing abdominal aortic surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural pain relief versus systemic opioid‐based pain relief for abdominal aortic surgery 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 975 participants
Low