Cochrane · systematic review · CD003591
Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs and perioperative bleeding in paediatric tonsillectomy
Lewis, SR, Nicholson, A, Cardwell, ME, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 66.7%High 1 · 33.3%
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
Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for paediatric tonsillectomy
Population: patients with paediatric tonsillectomy
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Perioperative bleeding requiring surgical intervention | OR 1.69 [0.71, 4.01] | 14 studies · 1044 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Perioperative bleeding requiring non‐surgical intervention | OR 0.99 [0.41, 2.4] | 10 studies · 745 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Vomiting | RR 0.72 [0.61, 0.85] | 13 studies · 1021 participants | High |