Cochrane · systematic review · CD008918

Single dose intra‐articular morphine for pain control after knee arthroscopy

Zou, Z, An, MM, Xie, Q, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

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
30
current version
GRADE rated
26
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 13.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 6.7%Low 19 · 63.3%Moderate 5 · 16.7%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

Morphine compared with placebo for pain control after knee arthroscopy

Population: patients undergoing knee arthroscopy
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
Morphine vs placebo
no estimate extracted7 studies · 297 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
Morphine vs placebo
no estimate extracted7 studies · 297 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
Morphine vs placebo
no estimate extracted7 studies · 297 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Analgesia durationTime duration from the end of surgery to the time of first analgesic consumption. Scale from: 0 to 100.
Morphine vs placebo
no estimate extracted3 studies · 124 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Adverse eventsPercentage of participants with any adverse event
Morphine vs placebo
RR 1.09 [0.51, 2.36]8 studies · 314 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias

Morphine compared with bupivacaine for pain control after knee arthroscopy

Population: patients undergoing knee arthroscopy
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
Morphine vs bupivacaine
no estimate extracted5 studies · 248 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
Morphine vs bupivacaine
no estimate extracted6 studies · 330 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
Morphine vs bupivacaine
no estimate extracted5 studies · 270 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Analgesia durationTime duration from the end of surgery to the time of first analgesic consumption. Scale from: 0 to 100.
Morphine vs bupivacaine
no estimate extracted3 studies · 162 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Adverse eventsPercentage of participants with any adverse event
Morphine vs bupivacaine
RR 0.68 [0.09, 5.17]4 studies · 210 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias

Morphine compared with NSAIDs for pain control after knee arthroscopy

Population: patients undergoing knee arthroscopy
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
Morphine vs NSAIDs
no estimate extracted2 studies · 80 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
Morphine vs NSAIDs
no estimate extracted2 studies · 80 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
Morphine vs NSAIDs
no estimate extracted2 studies · 80 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Analgesia durationtime duration from the end of surgery to the time of first analgesic consumption. Scale from: 0 to 100.
Morphine vs NSAIDs
no estimate extracted1 study · 50 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias
Adverse eventsPercentage of participants with any adverse event
Morphine vs NSAIDs
RR 0.75 [0.19, 3.04]3 studies · 120 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias

Different doses of morphine for pain control after knee arthroscopy

Population: patients undergoing knee arthroscopy
10 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Pain intensity VAS score 1 mg morphine vs 2 mg morphine0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
no estimate extracted2 studies · 105 participantsLow
Downgraded: publication bias
Pain intensity VAS score1 mg morphine vs 2 mg morphine 0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
no estimate extracted2 studies · 105 participantsLow
Downgraded: publication bias
Pain intensity VAS score1 mg morphine vs 2 mg morphine 0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
no estimate extracted1 study · 45 participantsLow
Downgraded: publication bias
Analgesia duration 1 mg morphine vs 2 mg morphineTime duration from the end of surgery to the time of first analgesic consumption
no estimate extracted1 study · 60 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias
Adverse events 1 mg morphine vs 2 mg morphinePercentage of participants with any adverse event
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Pain intensity VAS score1 mg morphine vs 4 mg/5 mg morphine 0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
no estimate extracted2 studies · 67 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias
Pain intensity VAS score1 mg morphine vs 4 mg/5 mg morphine 0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
no estimate extracted2 studies · 67 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias
Pain intensity VAS score1 mg morphine vs 4 mg/5 mg morphine 0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
no estimate extracted2 studies · 67 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias
Analgesia duration 1 mg morphine vs 4 mg/5 mg morphinetime duration from the end of surgery to the first time of analgesic consumption
no estimate extracted1 study · 24 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias
Adverse events 1 mg morphine vs 4 mg/5 mg morphinePercentage of participants with any adverse event
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

IA morphine compared with IM morphine for pain control after knee arthroscopy

Population: patients undergoing knee arthroscopy
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
IA morphine vs IM morphine
no estimate extracted2 studies · 72 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
IA morphine vs IM morphine
no estimate extracted2 studies · 72 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Pain intensity VAS score0‐10 cm VAS score. Scale from: 0 to 10.
IA morphine vs IM morphine
no estimate extracted1 study · 39 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Analgesia durationtime duration from the end of surgery to the time of first analgesic consumption. Scale from: 0 to 100.
IA morphine vs IM morphine
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Adverse eventsPercentage of participants with any adverse event
IA morphine vs IM morphine
no estimate extractedNRNo studies