Cochrane · systematic review · CD010645
Adrenaline with lidocaine for digital nerve blocks
Prabhakar, H, Rath, S, Kalaivani, M, 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 60%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 40%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
Lidocaine vs lidocaine with adrenaline for digital nerve blocks
Population: patients with digital nerve blocks
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration of anaesthesiaTime perioda Lidocaine vs lidocaine with adrenaline | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse outcomes Lidocaine vs lidocaine with adrenaline | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Cost analysis Lidocaine vs lidocaine with adrenaline | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Duration of postoperative pain relief Lidocaine vs lidocaine with adrenaline | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Bleeding during surgerySubjective assessmentd Lidocaine vs lidocaine with adrenaline | RR 0.35 [0.19, 0.65] | 2 studies · 103 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |