Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin plus non‐absorbable disaccharides vs non‐absorbable disaccharide: Hepatic encephalopathy
Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin plus non‐absorbable… may leads to lower hepatic encephalopathy ‐ total number compared with non‐absorbable disaccharides alone (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin plus non‐absorbable disaccharides vs non‐absorbable disaccharides alone Hepatic encephalopathy ‐ total number · prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis Summary of findings table ‐ Rifaximin plus non‐absorbable… may leads to lower hepatic encephalopathy ‐ total number compared with non‐absorbable disaccharides alone (low certainty). Rifaximin for prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.58 [0.48, 0.71] | 17 studies · 2332 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rifaximin for prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not 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.