Anaesthetic agent (Inhalational used) ml10 · adults and children undergoing general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
Time to readiness to leave PACU minutes13 · adults and children undergoing general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
Neurodevelopmental outcomes · Preterm infants requiring surgery for inguinal hernia in early infancy
1 finding from 1 review
Apnoea/bradycardia occurring 12‐24 hours following completion of operation · Preterm infants requiring surgery for inguinal hernia in early infancy
Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) showed no clear difference in apnoea/bradycardia occurring 12‐24 hours following completion of… compared with general anaesthesia (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Any oxygen desaturation occurring 12‐24 hours following completion of the operation · Preterm infants requiring surgery for inguinal hernia in early infancy
Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) showed no clear difference in any oxygen desaturation occurring 12‐24 hours following completion… compared with general anaesthesia (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Use of post‐operative respiratory support · Preterm infants requiring surgery for inguinal hernia in early infancy
Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) showed no clear difference in use of post‐operative respiratory support compared with general anaesthesia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Post‐operative apnoea with preoperative sedatives excluded · Preterm infants requiring surgery for inguinal hernia in early infancy
Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) probably leads to lower post‐operative apnoea with preoperative sedatives excluded compared with general anaesthesia (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Anaesthetic agent failure · Preterm infants requiring surgery for inguinal hernia in early infancy
Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) may leads to higher anaesthetic agent failure compared with general anaesthesia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Anaesthetic placement failure · Preterm infants requiring surgery for inguinal hernia in early infancy
Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) showed no clear difference in anaesthetic placement failure compared with general anaesthesia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Inhospital case fatality rate · adult patients 18 years and above undergoing standard general anaesthesia
The intervention showed no clear difference in inhospital case fatality rate (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Pneumonia · adult patients 18 years and above undergoing standard general anaesthesia
The intervention showed no clear difference in pneumonia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Pulmonary atelectasis · adult patients 18 years and above undergoing standard general anaesthesia
The intervention leads to higher pulmonary atelectasis (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Myocardial infarction · adult patients 18 years and above undergoing standard general anaesthesia
The intervention showed no clear difference in myocardial infarction (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Stroke · adult patients 18 years and above undergoing standard general anaesthesia
The intervention showed no clear difference in stroke (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Severe nausea and vomiting · adult patients 18 years and above undergoing standard general anaesthesia
The intervention showed no clear difference in severe nausea and vomiting (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Length of hospital stay · adult patients 18 years and above undergoing standard general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Venous thromboembolism · adult patients 18 years and above undergoing standard general anaesthesia
The intervention showed no clear difference in venous thromboembolism (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Wound infection rate · adult patients 18 years and above undergoing standard general anaesthesia
The intervention showed no clear difference in wound infection rate (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Shivering · people with surgical requirement for general anaesthesia
It is very uncertain whether alpha‐2 adrenergic agonist changes shivering compared with placebo/control (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of core hypothermia ‐ not measured · people with surgical requirement for general anaesthesia
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found