Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Respiratory complications · Patients undergoing thoracotomy

Paravertebral blockade showed no clear difference in respiratory complications compared with thoracic epidural blockade (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Paravertebral block versus thoracic epidural for patients undergoing thoracotomy 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.62 [0.26, 1.52]
5 studies · 280 participants
Low