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4,317 questions · 75,239 findings · 5,342 reviews

No studies found 15,213 · 20.2%GRADE not reported 10,323 · 13.7%Very low 17,528 · 23.3%Low 17,951 · 23.9%Moderate 11,190 · 14.9%High 3,034 · 4%

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Surgery vs Pharmacological therapy

Health‐related quality of life Mean AcroQoL score (0‐100) · adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas

Surgery alone showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life Mean AcroQoL score (0‐100) compared with pharmacological therapy alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery vs preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery

Disease‐related complications Intubation difficulties requiring postponement of surgery · adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas

It is very uncertain whether surgery alone changes disease‐related complications Intubation difficulties requiring… compared with preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Zinc vs placebo

QoL of participants living with SCD and their caregivers · people with sickle cell disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Zinc vs placebo

Frequency of sickle cell‐related complications: number of participants with completely healed leg ulcer ( · people with sickle cell disease

It is very uncertain whether zinc changes frequency of sickle cell‐related complications: number of… compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

N‐acetylcysteine (1200 mg) vs placebo

QoL of participants living with SCD and their caregivers · sickle cell disease

It is very uncertain whether N‐acetylcysteine (1200 mg) changes qoL of participants living with SCD and their caregivers (measured… compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin C 1400 mg plus vitamin E 800 mg vs placebo

Severity of pain (use of opioid analgesics) · adults with sickle cell disease (adults with homozygous SCA or sickle beta 0 thalassaemia SCD)

It is very uncertain whether vitamin C 1400 mg plus vitamin E 800 mg changes severity of pain (use of opioid analgesics) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review