Question · asked by 1 review

ISBCS vs DSBCS: Proportion of participants with endophthalmitis

ISBCS showed no clear difference in endophthalmitis compared with DSBCS (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
ISBCS vs DSBCS
Endophthalmitis · people with bilateral age‐related cataracts (RCTs)
Immediate sequential bilateral surgery versus delayed sequential bilateral surgery for cataracts (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted2 studies · 1309 participantsLow
ISBCS vs DSBCS
Endophthalmitis · people with bilateral age‐related cataracts (NRSs)
ISBCS showed no clear difference in endophthalmitis compared with DSBCS (low certainty).
Immediate sequential bilateral surgery versus delayed sequential bilateral surgery for cataracts (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.97 [0.32, 12.16]7 studies · 570322 participantsLow

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Immediate sequential bilateral surgery versus delayed sequential bilateral surgery for cataracts
2022 · 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

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