Cochrane · systematic review · CD004081
Lidocaine for preventing postoperative sore throat
Tanaka, Y, Nakayama, T, Nishimori, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · 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
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 1 · 50%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
lidocaine versus control (air/saline) for preventing postoperative sore throat
Population: patients presenting with postoperative sore throat
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Risk of sore throat 12 hours to 30 hours after the operation lidocaine vs control (air/saline) | RR 0.64 [0.48, 0.85] | 16 studies · 1744 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Severity of sore throat 12 hours to 30 hours after the operation lidocaine vs control (air/saline) | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 611 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |