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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,438 questions · 1,463 findings · 125 reviews · Anaesthesia

No studies found 197 · 13.5%GRADE not reported 203 · 13.9%Very low 307 · 21%Low 441 · 30.1%Moderate 245 · 16.7%High 70 · 4.8%

Epidural analgesia vs intrapleural analgesia

Duration of tracheal intubation · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass

It is very uncertain whether epidural analgesia changes duration of tracheal intubation compared with intrapleural analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia vs intrapleural analgesia

Pain at rest at 6 to 8 hours (score from 0 to 10) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass

Epidural analgesia may leads to higher pain at rest at 6 to 8 hours (score from 0 to 10) compared with intrapleural analgesia (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia vs systemic analgesia

Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (0 to 2 weeks) · adult cardiac surgical patients

Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (0 to 2 weeks) compared with systemic analgesia (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrasound guidance vs no ultrasound

Failed blocks · children (≤ 18 years of age) undergoing any type of surgical procedure (open or laparoscopic) for which a neuraxial (spinal, epidural,…

Ultrasound guidance showed no clear difference in failed blocks compared with no ultrasound guidance (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review