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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

347 questions · 355 findings · 51 reviews

No studies found 135 · 38%GRADE not reported 45 · 12.7%Very low 90 · 25.4%Low 63 · 17.7%Moderate 15 · 4.2%High 7 · 2%

Open (surgical) reduction and fixation vs Closed (non-surgical) treatment

Outcome not reported · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • "There were no studies comparing different types of closed interventions with one another or comparing open and closed interventions." "We found no studies that compared surgical with non-surgical treatments."
    0 studies
    No studies found

Surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers vs doctors

Failure/incomplete abortion (observational studies) Provider or supervisor assessment · Patients requesting abortion procedures

It is very uncertain whether surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers changes failure/incomplete abortion (observational studies) Provider or… compared with doctors (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers vs doctors

Complications (observational studies) Provider or supervisor assessment · Patients requesting abortion procedures

It is very uncertain whether surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers changes complications (observational studies) Provider or supervisor… compared with doctors (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers vs doctors

Total complications (observational studies) Provider or supervisor assessment · Patients requesting abortion procedures

Surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers showed no clear difference in total complications (RCTs) Provider assessment compared with doctors (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR DECOMPRESSION vs medical treatment

Death or severe disability (mRS > 4) at 6 to 12 months · malignant cerebral oedema after ischaemic stroke

Summary of findings table ‐ surgical decompression leads to lower death or severe disability (mRS > 4) at 6 to 12 months compared with medical treatment alone (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR DECOMPRESSION vs medical treatment

Death or moderate disability (mRS > 3) at 6 to 12 months · malignant cerebral oedema after ischaemic stroke

Summary of findings table ‐ surgical decompression probably leads to lower death or moderate disability (mRS > 3) at 6 to 12 months compared with medical treatment alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR DECOMPRESSION vs medical treatment

Severe disability (mRS = 5) at 6 to 12 months · malignant cerebral oedema after ischaemic stroke

Summary of findings table ‐ surgical decompression showed no clear difference in severe disability (mRS = 5) at 6 to 12 months compared with medical treatment alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical reimplantation of ureters plus antibiotics vs antibiotics alone

New renal parenchymal defects (scars and thinning) on IVP: unit of analysis (children) at 4 to 5 years: surgical correction + antibiotics versus antibiotics alone · primary VUR

Surgical reimplantation of ureters plus antibiotics showed no clear difference in new renal parenchymal defects (scars and thinning) on IVP: unit of… compared with antibiotics alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review