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
Participant satisfaction/experience of shivering ‐ 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
Sedation (sedative agents administered via any route) vs General anaesthesia
Outcome not reported · Children and adolescents younger than 18 years having dental treatment (fillings, pulp treatment or tooth extraction); complex surgical…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Emergence agitation—Propofol induction and maintenance · patients with emergence agitation
Other GA/adjunct leads to lower emergence agitation—Propofol induction and maintenance compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Emergence agitation—Dexmedetomidine · patients with emergence agitation
Other GA/adjunct leads to lower emergence agitation—Dexmedetomidine compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Emergence agitation—Fentanyl · patients with emergence agitation
Other GA/adjunct leads to lower emergence agitation—Fentanyl compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Emergence agitation—Clonidine · patients with emergence agitation
Other GA/adjunct leads to lower emergence agitation—Clonidine compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Emergence agitation—Halothane · patients with emergence agitation
Other GA/adjunct leads to lower emergence agitation—Halothane compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Emergence agitation—Isoflurane · patients with emergence agitation
Other GA/adjunct showed no clear difference in emergence agitation—Isoflurane compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Emergence agitation—Desflurane · patients with emergence agitation
Other GA/adjunct showed no clear difference in emergence agitation—Desflurane compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative mortality · adult participants given general anaesthesia
It is very uncertain whether PEEP changes postoperative mortality compared with zero end‐expiratory pressure (ZEEP) during mechanical ventilation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oxygen efficiency (PaO2/FiO2) day 1 postoperative · adult participants given general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
Oxygen efficiency (PaO2/FiO2) day 3 postoperative · adult participants given general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
Pneumonia · adult participants given general anaesthesia
It is very uncertain whether PEEP changes pneumonia compared with zero end‐expiratory pressure (ZEEP) during mechanical ventilation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative Atelectasis (Using a scale from: 0‐6) · adult participants given general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
Change of intubation method · airway management during general anaesthesia in obese participants
1 finding from 1 review
Patients with episodes of desaturation · airway management during general anaesthesia in obese participants
1 finding from 1 review
Bleeding during/after intubation · airway management during general anaesthesia in obese participants
1 finding from 1 review