Cochrane · systematic review · CD000521
Anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery in adults
Guay, J, Parker, MJ, Gajendragadkar, PR, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
AnaesthesiaAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Neuraxial block compared to general anaesthesia for hip fracture repair
Population: Patients with hip fracture repair
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality Neuraxial block vs general anaesthesia | RR 0.78 [0.57, 1.06] | 11 studies · 2152 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |
Pneumonia Neuraxial block vs general anaesthesia | RR 0.77 [0.45, 1.31] | 6 studies · 761 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |
Myocardial infarction Neuraxial block vs general anaesthesia | RR 0.89 [0.22, 3.65] | 4 studies · 559 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |
Cerebrovascular accident Neuraxial block vs general anaesthesia | RR 1.48 [0.46, 4.83] | 6 studies · 729 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |
Acute confusional state Neuraxial block vs general anaesthesia | RR 0.85 [0.51, 1.4] | 6 studies · 624 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |
Deep vein thrombosis Neuraxial block vs general anaesthesia | RR 0.57 [0.41, 0.78] | 2 studies · 116 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |
Return of patient to their own home Neuraxial block vs general anaesthesia | RR 0.84 [0.61, 1.16] | 1 study · 130 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |