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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

62 questions · 62 findings · 7 reviews

No studies found 15 · 24.2%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 14 · 22.6%Low 16 · 25.8%Moderate 12 · 19.4%High 5 · 8.1%

Epidural analgesia vs intrapleural analgesia

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 vs intrapleural analgesia

Pain at rest at 6 to 8 hours (score from 0 to 10) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass

Epidural analgesia may leads to higher pain at rest at 6 to 8 hours (score from 0 to 10) compared with intrapleural analgesia (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia vs systemic analgesia

Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (0 to 2 weeks) · adult cardiac surgical patients

Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (0 to 2 weeks) compared with systemic analgesia (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia vs systemic analgesia

Vomiting · children having undergone thoraco‐lumbar spine surgery. 3 trials included in the analysis contained participants older than 18 years:…

Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in vomiting up to 48 hours after surgery compared with systemic analgesia (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia vs systemic analgesia

Return of gastrointestinal function · children having undergone thoraco‐lumbar spine surgery. 3 trials included in the analysis contained participants older than 18 years:…

It is very uncertain whether epidural analgesia changes return of gastrointestinal function compared with systemic analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review