Cochrane · systematic review · CD004598
Local anaesthetic sympathetic blockade for complex regional pain syndrome
O'Connell, NE, Wand, BM, Gibson, W, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Pain, Palliative and Supportive CareAMSTAR 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
12
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 8 · 66.7%Low 3 · 25%Moderate 1 · 8.3%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
LASB for pain intensity and duration of pain relief in adults with CRPS
Population: adults with CRPS
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
LASB vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 23 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Thoracic LASB + steroid vs subcutaneous local anaesthetic+ steroid | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 36 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
LASB vs ultrasound block | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 18 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
LASB vs IVRB guanethidine | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 19 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
LASB lumbar plexus vs pulsed radiofrequency lumbar plexus | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
LASB (lidocaine + clonidine) vs IVRB (lidocaine + clonidine) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 43 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
LASB + PT+ pharmacological vs PT + pharmacological | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 82 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
LASB + PT vs PT | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 60 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Continuous LASB vs continuous brachial plexus block | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 33 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Image‐guided LASB vs nonimage‐guided LASB | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 42 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
LASB vs oral corticosteroids | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 38 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
LASB bupivacaine + BTA vs LASB bupivacaine | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 9 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |