Question · asked by 1 review
Decompressive surgery plus radiotherapy vs radiotherapy: Quality of life
- Population
- adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (fit for surgery, paraplegic less than 48 hours, and without multiple discrete compressions or radiosensitive tumours; with cervical or thoracic lesions, and life expectancy three months or more)
- Intervention
- Decompressive surgery plus radiotherapy
- Comparison
- radiotherapy
- Outcome
- Quality of life
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Decompressive surgery plus radiotherapy vs radiotherapy Quality of life · adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (fit for surgery, paraplegic less than 48 hours, and without… The review found no eligible studies for this question. Interventions for the treatment of metastatic extradural spinal cord compression in adults (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | Not reported | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for the treatment of metastatic extradural spinal cord compression in adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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