Effects of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this systematic review and network meta-analysis was to compare the effects of single-shot ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia techniques on postoperative opioid consumption in patients undergoing open cardiac surgery.

Methods

This systematic review and network meta-analysis involved cardiac surgical patients (age > 18 y) requiring median sternotomy. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Scopus, and Web of Science. The effects of the single-shot ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia technique were compared with those of placebo and no intervention. We conducted a risk assessment of bias for eligible studies and assessed the overall quality of evidence for each outcome.

Results

The primar

SUBMITTER: Dost B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9798577 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature