Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 2 reviews · Anaesthesia

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

Sedation score (numerical rating scale of 1 to 6: 0 = anxious, agitated, or restless, 6 = asleep, no response) · patients with postoperative pain

It is very uncertain whether transdermal or intranasal nicotine changes sedation score compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intranasal or transdermal nicotine for the treatment of postoperative pain 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 148 participants
Very low

Sedation score (numerical rating scale of 1 to 6: 0 = anxious, agitated, or restless, 6 = asleep, no response) · adults undergoing brain surgery

1 finding from 1 review