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11 questions · 12 findings · 3 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 50%Low 6 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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

Summary of findings TIVA vs inhalational maintenance of anaesthesia

Postoperative delirium (One study used DRS, three studies used CAM and in one study diagnostic tool was not reported) Time points were up to 4 days postoperatively

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings TIVA changes postoperative delirium (One study used DRS, three studies used CAM… compared with inhalational maintenance of anaesthesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings TIVA vs inhalational maintenance of anaesthesia

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (9 studies used MMSE, and 2 of these studies used additional diagnostic tools; 1 study used Trail Making Test and additional diagnostic tools; 3 studies did not report diagnostic tools) Time points were up to 30...

Summary of findings TIVA may leads to lower postoperative cognitive dysfunction (9 studies used MMSE, and 2 of… compared with inhalational maintenance of anaesthesia (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