Cochrane · systematic review · CD010135
Spectral entropy monitoring for adults and children undergoing general anaesthesia
Chhabra, A, Subramaniam, R, Srivastava, 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 28.6%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 3 · 42.9%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
Entropy versus Standard for adults and children undergoing general anaesthesia
Population: adults and children undergoing general anaesthesia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time to awakening minutes1 Entropy vs Standard | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 383 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Decrease in mortality with the use of the entropy monitor at 24 hours, 30 days and one year Assessng mortality at 24 hours, 30 days and one year Entropy vs Standard | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 3 participants | Ungraded |
Postoperative recall of intraoperative events Validated questionnaire/ not validated interview4 Entropy vs Standard | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 797 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Anaesthetic agent (Intravenous used) mcg/kg/min7 Entropy vs Standard | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 166 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Anaesthetic agent (Inhalational used) ml10 Entropy vs Standard | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 156 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Cost of general anaesthesia GBP or USD Entropy vs Standard | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 12 participants | Ungraded |
Time to readiness to leave PACU minutes13 Entropy vs Standard | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 170 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |