Microwave coagulation vs conventional surgery
All‐cause mortality · people with liver metastases
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 40 participantsGRADE not reported
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
4,345 questions · 4,525 findings · 483 reviews
No studies found 1,024 · 22.6%GRADE not reported 388 · 8.6%Very low 1,172 · 25.9%Low 1,227 · 27.1%Moderate 576 · 12.7%High 138 · 3%
Microwave coagulation vs conventional surgery
Time to mortality (overall survival) · people with liver metastases
It is very uncertain whether microwave coagulation changes time to mortality (overall survival) compared with conventional surgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- HR 0.91 [0.39, 2.15]1 study · 30 participantsVery low
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs no block
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted17 studies · 958 participantsModerate
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs serratus anterior plane block
Rates of block‐related adverse events · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block showed no clear difference in rates of block‐related adverse events compared with serratus anterior plane block (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1 [0.06, 15.59]2 studies · 110 participantsLow
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs pectoralis plane block
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 98 participantsLow
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs pectoralis plane block
Rates of block‐related adverse events · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 47 participantsGRADE not reported
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs quadratus lumborum block
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 40 participantsGRADE not reported
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs quadratus lumborum block
Rates of block‐related adverse events · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 40 participantsGRADE not reported
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs intercostal nerve block
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 131 participantsVery low
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs intercostal nerve block
Rates of block‐related adverse events · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block changes rates of block‐related adverse events compared with intercostal nerve block (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.09 [0.04, 2.28]3 studies · 181 participantsVery low
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs epidural analgesia
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 81 participantsVery low
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs epidural analgesia
Rates of block‐related adverse events · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 50 participantsGRADE not reported
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs no block
Rates of block‐related adverse events · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block showed no clear difference in rates of block‐related adverse events compared with no block (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1 [0.4, 2.49]18 studies · 1045 participantsLow
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs placebo block
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted8 studies · 499 participantsModerate
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs placebo block
Rates of block‐related adverse events · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block showed no clear difference in rates of block‐related adverse events compared with placebo block (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1 [0.29, 3.41]10 studies · 592 participantsLow
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs paravertebral block
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted7 studies · 478 participantsLow
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs paravertebral block
Rates of block‐related adverse events · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block probably leads to lower rates of block‐related adverse events compared with paravertebral block (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.1 [0.02, 0.55]7 studies · 522 participantsModerate
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs transversus abdominis plane block
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 160 participantsLow
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs transversus abdominis plane block
Rates of block‐related adverse events · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block showed no clear difference in rates of block‐related adverse events compared with transversus abdominis plane block (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1 [0.15, 6.84]4 studies · 202 participantsLow
Summary of findings ‐ Erector spinae plane block vs serratus anterior plane block
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsGRADE not reported