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4 questions · 4 findings · 3 reviews · Anaesthesia

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Epidural analgesia vs systemic analgesia

Mortality (0 to 30 days) · adult cardiac surgical patients

Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in mortality (0 to 30 days) compared with systemic analgesia (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia for adults undergoing cardiac surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RD 0
38 studies · 3418 participants
Low

Epidural analgesia vs intrapleural analgesia

Mortality (0 to 30 days) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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
Studies not reported
No studies found

Epidural analgesia vs intravenous patient‐controlled analgesia

All‐cause mortality rate at 30 days · adults having abdominal surgery

Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality rate at 30 days compared with intravenous patient‐controlled analgesia (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia versus patient‐controlled intravenous analgesia for pain following intra‐abdominal surgery in adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.37 [0.72, 15.88]
9 studies · 560 participants
Low

Epidural pain relief vs systemic opioid‐based pain relief

Mortality in hospital or up to 30 days · people undergoing abdominal aortic surgery

Epidural pain relief showed no clear difference in mortality in hospital or up to 30 days compared with systemic opioid‐based pain relief (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural pain relief versus systemic opioid‐based pain relief for abdominal aortic surgery 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.06 [0.6, 1.86]
14 studies · 1383 participants
Low