evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD010278

Regional analgesia for improvement of long‐term functional outcome after elective large joint replacement

Atchabahian, A, Schwartz, G, Hall, CB, 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 100%Low 0 · 0%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

Regional anaesthesia compared to conventional pain control for total knee replacement patients: joint functional outcome (Knee Society Score compared to preoperative value), 3 and 6 months after surgery

Population: total knee replacement patients
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Knee Society Score compared to preoperative value
Regional anaesthesia vs conventional pain control
no estimate extracted1 study · 30 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Knee Society Score compared to preoperative value
Regional anaesthesia vs conventional pain control
no estimate extracted1 study · 30 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Regional anaesthesia compared to conventional pain control for total knee replacement patients: knee flexion 3 months after surgery (as a surrogate for joint functional outcome)

Population: total knee replacement patients
1 question
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Knee flexion Range of motion assessment
Regional anaesthesia vs conventional pain control
no estimate extracted3 studies · 140 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency