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1,495 questions · 1,554 findings · 140 reviews · Heart

No studies found 272 · 17.5%GRADE not reported 44 · 2.8%Very low 329 · 21.2%Low 464 · 29.9%Moderate 319 · 20.5%High 126 · 8.1%

Levosimendan vs dobutamine

All‐cause long‐term mortality: range 4 to 12 months · people with cardiogenic shock or low cardiac output syndrome

Levosimendan showed no clear difference in all‐cause long‐term mortality: range 4 to 12 months compared with dobutamine (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Levosimendan vs placebo

All‐cause long‐term mortality: range 4 to 6 months · adults with cardiogenic shock or low cardiac output syndrome

It is very uncertain whether levosimendan changes all‐cause long‐term mortality: range 4 to 6 months compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epinephrine vs norepinephrine‐dobutamine

All‐cause short‐term mortality: 28 days · adults with cardiogenic shock

It is very uncertain whether epinephrine changes all‐cause short‐term mortality: 28 days compared with norepinephrine‐dobutamine (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Levofloxacin vs usual care

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay and all‐cause mortality at 1 year · people with endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

It is very uncertain whether levofloxacin changes all‐cause mortality during hospital stay and all‐cause mortality at… compared with standard treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lipopeptide antibiotic (daptomycin) vs aminoglycoside (low‐dose gentamicin) plus anti‐staphylococcal penicillin (nafcillin, oxacillin or flucloxacillin) or glycopeptide antibiotic (vancomycin)

Adverse events1 · people with endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Lipopeptide antibiotic (daptomycin) vs aminoglycoside (low‐dose gentamicin) plus anti‐staphylococcal penicillin (nafcillin, oxacillin or flucloxacillin) or glycopeptide antibiotic (vancomycin)

Congestive heart failure · people with endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Lipopeptide antibiotic (daptomycin) vs aminoglycoside (low‐dose gentamicin) plus anti‐staphylococcal penicillin (nafcillin, oxacillin or flucloxacillin) or glycopeptide antibiotic (vancomycin)

Septic embolism1 · people with endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Lipopeptide antibiotic (daptomycin) vs aminoglycoside (low‐dose gentamicin) plus anti‐staphylococcal penicillin (nafcillin, oxacillin or flucloxacillin) or glycopeptide antibiotic (vancomycin)

Need for cardiac surgical interventions · people with endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Lipopeptide antibiotic (daptomycin) vs aminoglycoside (low‐dose gentamicin) plus anti‐staphylococcal penicillin (nafcillin, oxacillin or flucloxacillin) or glycopeptide antibiotic (vancomycin)

Uncontrolled infection1 · people with endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Glycopeptide (vancomycin or teicoplanin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (cloxacillin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin)

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay and all‐cause mortality at 1 year · people with endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus in drug abusers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Glycopeptide (vancomycin or teicoplanin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (cloxacillin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin)

Cure · people with endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus in drug abusers

Glycopeptide (vancomycin or teicoplanin) plus aminoglycoside… may leads to lower cure compared with beta‐lactam (cloxacillin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Glycopeptide (vancomycin or teicoplanin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (cloxacillin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin)

Adverse events · people with endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus in drug abusers

It is very uncertain whether glycopeptide (vancomycin or teicoplanin) plus aminoglycoside… changes adverse events compared with beta‐lactam (cloxacillin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review