Cochrane · systematic review · CD010947

Cerebral near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for perioperative monitoring of brain oxygenation in children and adults

Yu, Y, Zhang, K, Zhang, L, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · 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
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 71.4%Moderate 1 · 14.3%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

Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring compared to blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring for perioperative monitoring of brain oxygenation in children and adults

Population: children and adults undergoing surgery
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Postoperative neurological injury (
Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring
no estimate extracted2 studies · 312 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Postoperative stroke (
Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring
RR 0.25 [0.03, 2.2]2 studies · 240 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
POD: postoperative delirium (
Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring
RR 0.63 [0.27, 1.45]1 study · 190 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
POCD defined by original studies ‐ mild (
Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring
RR 0.53 [0.3, 0.95]2 studies · 126 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
POCD: decline in cognitive function (
Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring
RR 0.62 [0.37, 1.04]6 studies · 962 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Intraoperative mortality or postoperative mortality: Death (
Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring
RR 0.63 [0.08, 5.03]3 studies · 390 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Adverse events
Active cerebral oxygenation monitoring vs blinded cerebral oxygenation monitoring
no estimate extractedNRNo studies