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Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin vs placebo or no intervention: Mortality ‐ total number

Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin showed no clear difference in mortality ‐ total number compared with placebo/no intervention (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin vs placebo/no intervention
Mortality ‐ total number · prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis
Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin showed no clear difference in mortality ‐ total number compared with placebo/no intervention (moderate certainty).
Rifaximin for prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.83 [0.5, 1.38]13 studies · 1007 participantsModerate

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Rifaximin for prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis
2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.

How reviews are matched to this question

Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.