Postoperative complications of hypospadias repair in patients receiving caudal block vs. non-caudal anesthesia: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We performed a meta-analysis of the current literature to assess the association of caudal block and postoperative complication rates following hypospadias repair.

Methods

A Systematic literature search was conducted on October 2017. Five reviewers independently screened, identified, and evaluated comparative studies assessing postoperative outcomes following hypospadias repair with and without caudal block. The incidence of post-surgical complications from each study was extracted for caudal block and control groups to generate the odds ratio (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI). Effect estimates were pooled using inverse-variance method with random-effects model. Subgroup analyses were performed according to study type and hypospadias severity.

SUBMITTER: Tanseco PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737734 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature