Question · asked by 1 review

G‐CSF + standard treatment vs usual care: Surgical intervention

G‐CSF + standard treatment may leads to lower need for surgery: Overall Surgical Interventions compared with usual treatment (low certainty).

What each review found

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G‐CSF + standard treatment vs usual treatment
Need for surgery: Overall Surgical Interventions · patients with diabetic foot infection
G‐CSF + standard treatment may leads to lower need for surgery: Overall Surgical Interventions compared with usual treatment (low certainty).
Granulocyte‐colony stimulating factors as adjunctive therapy for diabetic foot infections (2013) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.37 [0.2, 0.68]5 studies · 167 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Granulocyte‐colony stimulating factors as adjunctive therapy for diabetic foot infections
2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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How reviews are matched to this question

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