Regional anaesthesia to prevent chronic pain after surgery: a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis† M.H. Andreae, D.A. Andreae British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 111, Issue 5, Pages 711-720 (November 2013) DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet213 Copyright © 2013 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Search diagram. The search diagram gives an overview of the search and selection process. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2013 111, 711-720DOI: (10.1093/bja/aet213) Copyright © 2013 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Risk of bias graph. The review authors summarize their judgements about each study for each risk of bias category in the methodological summary figure. Detailed justifications are published elsewhere.18 British Journal of Anaesthesia 2013 111, 711-720DOI: (10.1093/bja/aet213) Copyright © 2013 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Forest plot: outcomes at 6 months favoured epidural anaesthesia for the prevention of PPP after thoracotomy with an OR of 0.33 (95% CI 0.20–0.56) and paravertebral block for breast cancer surgery with an OR of 0.37 (95% CI 0.14–0.94), respectively. More forest plots are published elsewhere.18 British Journal of Anaesthesia 2013 111, 711-720DOI: (10.1093/bja/aet213) Copyright © 2013 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions