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No studies found 1 · 14.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 57.1%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%

Peripheral nerve block vs systemic analgesia

Pain at rest on arrival in postoperative care unit Visual/verbal analogue scale · adults undergoing elective primary total hip replacement

Peripheral nerve blocks showed no clear difference in pain at rest on arrival in postoperative care unit Visual/verbal… compared with systemic analgesia (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nerve blocks or no nerve blocks for pain control after elective hip replacement (arthroplasty) surgery in adults 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 429 participants
Moderate

Peripheral nerve block vs systemic analgesia

Total number of nerve block‐related complications · adults undergoing elective primary total hip replacement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Nerve blocks or no nerve blocks for pain control after elective hip replacement (arthroplasty) surgery in adults 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Peripheral nerve block vs systemic analgesia

Acute confusional state Complete loss of time and space orientation · adults undergoing elective primary total hip replacement

It is very uncertain whether peripheral nerve blocks changes acute confusional state Complete loss of time and space orientation compared with systemic analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nerve blocks or no nerve blocks for pain control after elective hip replacement (arthroplasty) surgery in adults 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.1 [0.02, 0.54]
1 study · 225 participants
Very low

Peripheral nerve block vs systemic analgesia

Pruritus · adults undergoing elective primary total hip replacement

It is very uncertain whether peripheral nerve blocks changes pruritus compared with systemic analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nerve blocks or no nerve blocks for pain control after elective hip replacement (arthroplasty) surgery in adults 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.16 [0.04, 0.7]
2 studies · 259 participants
Very low

Peripheral nerve block vs systemic analgesia

Length of hospital stay · adults undergoing elective primary total hip replacement

It is very uncertain whether peripheral nerve blocks changes hospital length of stay Objective actual measurement compared with systemic analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nerve blocks or no nerve blocks for pain control after elective hip replacement (arthroplasty) surgery in adults 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
SMD 0.75
2 studies · 249 participants
Very low

Peripheral nerve block vs systemic analgesia

Walking at postoperative day 1 Objective actual measurement · adults undergoing elective primary total hip replacement

It is very uncertain whether peripheral nerve blocks changes walking at postoperative day 1 Objective actual measurement compared with systemic analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nerve blocks or no nerve blocks for pain control after elective hip replacement (arthroplasty) surgery in adults 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RD 0.01
2 studies · 278 participants
Very low

Peripheral nerve block vs systemic analgesia

Patient satisfaction Subjective scales · adults undergoing elective primary total hip replacement

Peripheral nerve blocks may leads to higher patient satisfaction Subjective scales compared with systemic analgesia (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nerve blocks or no nerve blocks for pain control after elective hip replacement (arthroplasty) surgery in adults 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
SMD 0.67 [0.45, 0.89]
5 studies · 363 participants
Low