Functional status, long‐term · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Overall clinical improvement at short‐term · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Overall clinical improvement (at long‐term · carpal tunnel syndrome
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Overall clinical improvement at long‐term · carpal tunnel syndrome
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events · carpal tunnel syndrome
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events · carpal tunnel syndrome
Acupuncture showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with placebo/sham acupuncture (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall clinical improvement at short‐term · carpal tunnel syndrome
Laser acupuncture may leads to higher overall clinical improvement at short‐term compared with placebo/sham laser acupuncture (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Overall clinical improvement at long‐term · carpal tunnel syndrome
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events (serious) · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Moderate
Overall clinical improvement at short‐term · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative pain: early pain (10 days postoperatively) VAS 0 to 10 Verbal reporting scale No pain‐mild pain‐moderate pain‐severe pain (converted to numerical scale (0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 10)
2 findings from 1 review
Wound Inflammation 6 to 12 weeks
It is very uncertain whether absorbable changes wound Inflammation 6 to 12 weeks compared with non‐absorbable sutures (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Postoperative scar satisfaction
It is very uncertain whether absorbable changes postoperative scar satisfaction compared with non‐absorbable sutures (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
RR 1.29 [0.97, 1.72]
Studies not reported
Very low
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse outcomes including wound infection, scar breakdown or return to theatre
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Postoperative pain: late pain (6 weeks postoperatively) VAS 0 to 10 Verbal reporting scale No pain‐mild pain‐moderate pain‐severe pain (converted to numerical scale (0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 10)
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative hand function (2 weeks postoperatively) Mean CTS‐FSS score (scale 1 to 5, where higher scores indicate worse function)
1 finding from 1 review
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
DASH hand function score at 3 months Major outcome group 1 (hand function) (scores between 0 and 100, where 0 represents no impairment in hand function and 100 represents maximum impairment in hand function)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Walking with aid at 4 weeks · patients with Guillain‐Barré syndrome
Plasma exchange probably leads to higher walking with aid at 4 weeks compared with sham exchange or supportive treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review