What do systematic reviews say?

Perioperative infraorbital nerve block vs Placebo (sham/placebo device)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Infraorbital nerve block for postoperative pain following cleft lip repair in children 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
  None of the included studies reported this outcome.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Perioperative infraorbital nerve block vs Intravenous analgesia

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Infraorbital nerve block for postoperative pain following cleft lip repair in children 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
  This outcome was not reported.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Perioperative infraorbital nerve block vs Infiltration of the incision (peri-incisional infiltration)

• Infraorbital nerve block for postoperative pain following cleft lip repair in children 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Of the 2 included studies, one study reported no difference between groups (Gaonkar 2004: no adverse events attributable to either technique), and the other study did not report this outcome.
  1 study
  GRADE not reported

Perioperative infraorbital nerve block vs Intravenous analgesia

• Infraorbital nerve block for postoperative pain following cleft lip repair in children 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Not pooled (lack of data). Delgado 2005: longer in the infraorbital block group (7.3 +/- 5.1 hours) versus intravenous analgesia (2.8 +/- 2.2 hours) (P < 0.01). Simion 2008: no significant difference (195.32 +/- 71.21…
  3 studies
  GRADE not reported