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Table 2 GRADE evidence quality of every outcome indicator

From: Comparing the analgesic effects of femoral triangle block and adductor canal block following total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcomes

No. Included Studies

No. TKAs

MD/OR (95% CI)

Heterogeneity

Quality of Evidence (GRADE)

F TB

A CB

Pain score with rest at 6 h

2

66

66

0.16(-0.99,1.31)

I2 = 90%, P = 0.78

very low1,2,3

Pain score with activity at 6 h

2

66

66

0.22(-0.61,1.06)

I2 = 98%, P = 0.60

very low1,2,3

Pain score with rest at 12 h

2

66

66

-0.52(-2.63,1.60)

I2 = 99%, P = 0.63

very low1,2,3

Pain score with activity at 12 h

2

66

66

-0.08(-1.29,1.14)

I2 = 97%, P = 0.90

very low1,2,3

Pain score with rest at 24 h

4

144

144

-0.08(-1.02,0.87)

I2 = 96%, P = 0.88

very low1,2,3

Pain score with activity at 24 h

4

144

144

-0.13(-1.14,0.87)

I2 = 96%, P = 0.79

very low1,2,3

Pain score with rest at 48 h

4

103

103

0.24(0.12,0.37)

I2 = 88%, P < 0.001

very low1,2,3

Pain score with activity at 48 h

4

103

103

0.11(-0.02,0)0.24

I2 = 93%, P = 0.11

very low1,2,3

Adverse reaction incidence rate

5

184

184

1(0.6,1.67)

I2 = 0%, P = 1

Low1,3

Postoperative satisfaction score

3

119

119

-0.68(-1.56,0)0.20

I2 = 80%, P = 0.13

very low1,2,3

  1. 1There are significant biases in randomization, allocation concealment, and blinding of enrolled studies
  2. 2I2>50%
  3. 3Sample sizes < 400 cases