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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

4,072 questions · 4,237 findings · 447 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 946 · 22.3%GRADE not reported 257 · 6.1%Very low 1,121 · 26.5%Low 1,207 · 28.5%Moderate 568 · 13.4%High 138 · 3.3%

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