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70 questions · 75 findings · 12 reviews · Anaesthesia

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 3 · 4%Very low 39 · 52%Low 24 · 32%Moderate 6 · 8%High 3 · 4%

PLMA vs tracheal tube

Laryngospasm/bronchoconstriction between induction and recovery · airway management during general anaesthesia in obese participants

It is very uncertain whether PLMA changes laryngospasm/bronchoconstriction between induction and recovery compared with tracheal tube (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Induction and maintenance: sevoflurane + nitrous oxide (N2O) vs propofol + N2O

Number of patients with postoperative nausea and vomiting (postoperative care unit) · paediatric

Induction and maintenance: sevoflurane + nitrous oxide (N2O) may leads to higher postoperative nausea and vomiting compared with propofol + N2O (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Induction and maintenance: sevoflurane + nitrous oxide (N2O) vs propofol + N2O

Postoperative behavioural disturbances Different scales · paediatric

It is very uncertain whether induction and maintenance: sevoflurane + nitrous oxide (N2O) changes postoperative behavioural disturbances Different scales compared with propofol + N2O (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Induction and maintenance: sevoflurane + nitrous oxide (N2O) vs propofol + N2O

Intraoperative and postoperative respiratory and cardiovascular complications · paediatric

It is very uncertain whether induction and maintenance: sevoflurane + nitrous oxide (N2O) changes intraoperative and postoperative respiratory and cardiovascular… compared with propofol + N2O (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Maintenance anaesthesia: inhalational vs intravenous

Nausea and vomiting ‐ subgroup analysis: thiopentone or halothane + N2O versus propofol or propofol + N2O · paediatric

Maintenance anaesthesia: inhalational may leads to higher nausea and vomiting ‐ subgroup analysis: thiopentone or halothane +… compared with intravenous (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Perioperative bleeding requiring non‐surgical intervention · patients with paediatric tonsillectomy

The intervention showed no clear difference in perioperative bleeding requiring non‐surgical intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics vs infiltrated local anaesthetics or other topical agents

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults and paediatric patients with dermal laceration
5 findings from 1 review
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Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics vs infiltrated local anaesthetics or other topical agents

Anaesthetic‐related adverse effects · adults and paediatric patients with dermal laceration

Primary outcome: topical local anaesthetics led to lower anaesthetic‐related adverse effects compared with infiltrated local anaesthetics or other topical agents; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review