Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 2 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Pneumonia · people who underwent a lower limb revascularisation

It is very uncertain whether neuraxial changes pneumonia compared with general anaesthesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Neuraxial anaesthesia for lower‐limb revascularization 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.37 [0.15, 0.89]
2 studies · 201 participants
Very low

Pneumonia · Patients with hip fracture repair

It is very uncertain whether neuraxial block changes pneumonia compared with general anaesthesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery in adults 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.77 [0.45, 1.31]
6 studies · 761 participants
Very low