Cochrane · systematic review · CD008646
Psychological preparation and postoperative outcomes for adults undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia
Powell, R, Scott, NW, Manyande, A, 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 3 · 75%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
Any intervention compared to control for adults undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia
Population: adults undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Postoperative pain ‐ Any intervention vs control | no estimate extracted | 38 studies · 2713 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Behavioural recovery ‐ Any intervention vs control | no estimate extracted | 14 studies · 1441 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Length of stay in hospital (days) Any intervention vs control | no estimate extracted | 36 studies · 3313 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Negative affect ‐ Any intervention vs control | no estimate extracted | 31 studies · 2496 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |