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1,550 questions · 1,617 findings · 161 reviews · Neonatal

No studies found 238 · 14.7%GRADE not reported 76 · 4.7%Very low 377 · 23.3%Low 567 · 35.1%Moderate 285 · 17.6%High 74 · 4.6%

Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) vs general anaesthesia

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

Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) vs general anaesthesia

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

Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) vs general anaesthesia

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

Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) vs general anaesthesia

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

Regional (spinal, epidural, caudal) vs general anaesthesia

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

Mortality during hospitalisation number of infants with event · patients with preventing morbidity and mortality in neonates

The intervention showed no clear difference in mortality during hospitalisation number of infants with event (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Risk of proven septicaemia per infant number of infants with the event · patients with preventing morbidity and mortality in neonates

The intervention showed no clear difference in risk of proven septicaemia per infant number of infants with the event (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Suspected septicaemia number of infants with the event · patients with preventing morbidity and mortality in neonates

The intervention showed no clear difference in suspected septicaemia number of infants with the event (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Localised thrombi number of infants with event · patients with preventing morbidity and mortality in neonates

The intervention showed no clear difference in localised thrombi number of infants with event (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Proven necrotising enterocolitis number of infants with the event · patients with preventing morbidity and mortality in neonates

The intervention showed no clear difference in proven necrotising enterocolitis number of infants with the event (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Composite thrombus, proven or unproven sepsis, necrotising enterocolitis number of infants with event · patients with preventing morbidity and mortality in neonates

The intervention probably leads to lower composite thrombus, proven or unproven sepsis, necrotising… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Localised phlebitis number of infants with the event · patients with preventing morbidity and mortality in neonates

The intervention showed no clear difference in localised phlebitis number of infants with the event (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review