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Plasma expanders vs no plasma expanders: Other liver‐related complications

It is very uncertain whether plasma expanders changes other liver‐related complications compared with no plasma expanders (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Plasma expanders vs no plasma expanders
Other liver‐related complications · cirrhotic participants with large ascites treated by paracentesis
It is very uncertain whether plasma expanders changes other liver‐related complications compared with no plasma expanders (very low certainty).
Plasma expanders for people with cirrhosis and large ascites treated with abdominal paracentesis (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.61 [0.79, 3.27]4 studies · 248 participantsVery low

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Plasma expanders for people with cirrhosis and large ascites treated with abdominal paracentesis
2019 · 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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