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Peripheral Regional Anesthetic Techniques in Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Julian Schmedt1, Lisa Oostvogels1, Christine H Meyer-Frießem2
1Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, University Hospital of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Muenster, Germany.
Objective:
The aim of this systematic review was to investigate postoperative pain outcomes and adverse events after peripheral regional anesthesia (PRA) compared to no regional anesthesia (RA), placebo, or neuraxial anesthesia in children and adults undergoing cardiac surgery.
Design:
A systematic review and meta-analysis with an assessment of the risk of bias (Cochrane RoB 1) and certainty of evidence (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation).
Setting:
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Participants:
Adults and children undergoing heart surgery.
Interventions:
Any kind of PRA compared to no RA or placebo or neuraxial anesthesia.
Measurements And Main Results:
In total, 33 RCTs (2,044 patients) were included-24 of these had a high risk of bias, and 28 were performed in adults. Compared to no RA, PRA may reduce pain intensity at rest 24 hours after surgery (mean difference [MD] -0.81 points, 95% CI -1.51 to -0.10; I2 = 92%; very low certainty evidence). Peripheral regional anesthesia, compared to placebo, may reduce pain intensity at rest (MD -1.36 points, 95% CI -1.59 to -1.13; I2 = 54%; very low certainty evidence) and during movement (MD -1.00 points, 95% CI -1.34 to -0.67; I² = 72%; very low certainty evidence) 24 hours after surgery. No data after pediatric cardiac surgery could be meta-analyzed due to the low number of included trials.
Conclusions:
Compared to no RA or placebo, PRA may reduce pain intensity at rest and during movement. However, these results should be interpreted cautiously because the certainty of evidence is only very low.
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