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Table 4.

Outcomes of meta-analyses of complications.

Complications Studies RR (95% CI) P I 2
PENG block vs sham/no block INS
PENG block vs SFIB
 PONV 4 1.28 (0.70; 2.34) 0.54 0%
 Urinary retention 2 3.25 (0.52; 20.29) 0.2066 0%
 Respiratory depression 2 - - -
 Pruritus 2 0.96 (0.26; 3.55) 0.946 0%
 Puncture complications 2 - - -
PENG block vs PAI
 PONV 4 0.73 (0.39; 1.38) 0.3379 30%
 Urinary retention 2 2.9 (0.31; 27.11) 0.3501 0%
 Respiratory depression 2 - - -
 Pruritus 3 1.57 (0.37; 6.63) 0.5427 0%
 Puncture complications 1 - - -

INS, insufficient data for meta-analysis; PAI, the periarticular anesthetic infiltration; PENG, the pericapsular nerve group block; PONV, postoperative nausea and vomiting; SFIB, the suprainguinal fascia iliaca block; RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval.