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Decompressive surgery plus radiotherapy vs radiotherapy: Reduction in analgesic and narcotic use One month after radiation

What each review found

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Decompressive surgery plus radiotherapy vs radiotherapy
Reduction in analgesic and narcotic use · adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (fit for surgery, paraplegic less than 48 hours, and without…
Interventions for the treatment of metastatic extradural spinal cord compression in adults (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 101 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for the treatment of metastatic extradural spinal cord compression in adults
2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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