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884 questions · 892 findings · 68 reviews · Anaesthesia

No studies found 118 · 13.2%GRADE not reported 156 · 17.5%Very low 187 · 21%Low 270 · 30.3%Moderate 119 · 13.3%High 42 · 4.7%

Intervention not reported

Delayed postoperative anxiety (STAI) STAI (20 to 80) measured 6 hours after surgery 20: no anxiety 80: maximum anxiety possible · patents undergoing elective surgery
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Postoperative anxiety (6‐item STAI) STAI 6‐item (6 to 24) measured 1 hour and 6 hours after surgery 6: no anxiety 24: maximum anxiety possible · patents undergoing elective surgery
1 finding from 1 review

Bispectral index vs clinical signs

Occurrence of intraoperative awareness Time points of measure after surgery: 2 to 6 hours;12 hours; 1 day; 2 days; 3 days; 14 days; 30 days; or time point was not reported Measurement tools: simple questioning; interviews; or structured questionna... · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia

Bispectral index may leads to lower occurrence of intraoperative awareness Time points of measure after… compared with clinical signs (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Bispectral index vs ETAG

Occurrence of intraoperative awareness Time points of measure after surgery: 2 to 6 hours;12 hours; 1 day; 2 days; 3 days; 14 days; 30 days; or time point was not reported Measurement tools: simple questioning; interviews; or structured questionna... · adults undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia

BIS showed no clear difference in occurrence of intraoperative awareness Time points of measure after… compared with ETAG (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Regional anaesthesia vs conventional pain control

Persistent pain 3 to 12 months after breast cancer surgery (We defined persistent postsurgical pain as new pain that did not exist before the operation, measured using differences in scores based on validated pain scales; patient interview between... · women with breast cancer undergoing elective surgery

Regional anaesthesia may leads to lower persistent pain 3 to 12 months after breast cancer surgery (We… compared with conventional pain control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Persistent pain 3 to 6 months after breast cancer surgery (We defined persistent postsurgical pain as new pain that did not exist before the operation, measured using differences in scores based on validated pain scales; patient interview between ... · women with breast cancer undergoing elective surgery

The intervention probably leads to lower persistent pain 3 to 6 months after breast cancer surgery (We… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Perioperative alcohol cessation intervention vs treatment

Postoperative complications after perioperative intervention (e.g. wound‐related complications, secondary surgery, cardiopulmonary complications, admission to intensive care) defined by need for treatment · adult surgical patients consuming 3 or more units of alcohol per day

Perioperative alcohol cessation intervention probably leads to lower postoperative complications after perioperative intervention (e.g.… compared with treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐dose opioid based general anaesthesia vs high‐dose opioid based general anaesthesia

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