Intervention not reported
All‐cause mortality · adults aged 18 years or over undergoing general anaesthesia for non‐cardiac or non‐neurosurgical elective operations
The intervention showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Any postoperative complication · adults aged 18 years or over undergoing general anaesthesia for non‐cardiac or non‐neurosurgical elective operations
The intervention probably leads to lower any postoperative complication (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Postoperative length of stay (days) · adults aged 18 years or over undergoing general anaesthesia for non‐cardiac or non‐neurosurgical elective operations
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative wound or systemic infection · participants undergoing surgery
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in postoperative wound or systemic infection compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Delayed wound healing · participants undergoing surgery
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in delayed wound healing compared with control (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Glycaemic response ‐ change from baseline to 2 to 12 hours postoperatively in patients without diabetes · participants undergoing surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Glycaemic response ‐ change from baseline to 10 to 24 hours after surgery in patients with diabetes · participants undergoing surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality ‐ Death at any time after surgery · adult cardiac surgical patients
Low‐dose opioid‐based GA showed no clear difference in mortality ‐ Death at any time after surgery compared with high‐dose opioid‐based GA (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative complications ‐ Stroke · adult cardiac surgical patients
Time‐directed extubation protocol showed no clear difference in postoperative stroke compared with usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative complications ‐ Reintubation · adult cardiac surgical patients
Time‐directed extubation protocol showed no clear difference in postoperative reintubation compared with usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to extubation (hours) · adult cardiac surgical patients
1 finding from 1 review
Length of critical care stay (hours) · adult cardiac surgical patients
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · adult cardiac surgical patients
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative complications ‐ Myocardial infarction · adult cardiac surgical patients
Low‐dose opioid‐based GA showed no clear difference in postoperative myocardial infarction compared with high‐dose opioid‐based GA (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative complications ‐ Stroke · adult cardiac surgical patients
Low‐dose opioid‐based GA showed no clear difference in postoperative stroke compared with high‐dose opioid‐based GA (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative tracheal reintubation · adult cardiac surgical patients
Low‐dose opioid‐based GA showed no clear difference in postoperative tracheal reintubation compared with high‐dose opioid‐based GA (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to extubation (hours) · adult cardiac surgical patients
1 finding from 1 review
Length of critical care stay (hours) · adult cardiac surgical patients
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · adult cardiac surgical patients
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality ‐ Death at any time after surgery · adult cardiac surgical patients
Time‐directed extubation protocol showed no clear difference in mortality ‐ Death at any time after surgery compared with usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review