Satisfaction with postoperative analgesia regimen · children having undergone thoraco‐lumbar spine surgery. 3 trials included in the analysis contained participants older than 18 years:…
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality (0 to 30 days) · adult cardiac surgical patients
Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in mortality (0 to 30 days) compared with systemic analgesia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality (0 to 30 days) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Myocardial infarction (0 to 30 days) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass
Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in myocardial infarction (0 to 30 days) compared with intrapleural analgesia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pulmonary complications (0 to 30 days) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Myocardial infarction (0 to 30 days) · adult cardiac surgical patients
Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in myocardial infarction (0 to 30 days) compared with systemic analgesia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (0 to 2 weeks) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Risk of neurologicalcomplications (0 to 30 days) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
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
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
Haemodynamic support (in hospital) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pulmonary complications (0 to 30 days) · adult cardiac surgical patients
Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in pulmonary complications (0 to 30 days) compared with systemic analgesia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Neurological complications · adult cardiac surgical patients
It is very uncertain whether epidural analgesia changes risk of neurological complications (0 to 30 days) compared with systemic analgesia (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of tracheal intubation · adult cardiac surgical patients
1 finding from 1 review
Pain at rest at 6 to 8 hours (score from 0 to 10) · adult cardiac surgical patients
1 finding from 1 review
Haemodynamic support (in hospital) · adult cardiac surgical patients
Epidural analgesia may leads to higher haemodynamic support (in hospital) compared with systemic analgesia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain · children having undergone thoraco‐lumbar spine surgery. 3 trials included in the analysis contained participants older than 18 years:…
1 finding from 1 review
Vomiting · children having undergone thoraco‐lumbar spine surgery. 3 trials included in the analysis contained participants older than 18 years:…
Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in vomiting up to 48 hours after surgery compared with systemic analgesia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Return of gastrointestinal function · children having undergone thoraco‐lumbar spine surgery. 3 trials included in the analysis contained participants older than 18 years:…
It is very uncertain whether epidural analgesia changes return of gastrointestinal function compared with systemic analgesia (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review