Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) vs general anaesthesia
Apnoea/bradycardia occurring 12‐24 hours following completion of operation · Preterm infants requiring surgery for inguinal hernia in early infancy
Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) showed no clear difference in apnoea/bradycardia occurring 12‐24 hours following completion of… compared with general anaesthesia (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) versus general anaesthesia in preterm infants undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy in… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.72 [0.48, 1.06]4 studies · 138 participantsModerate