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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
132 questions in 24 reviews · Acute Respiratory Infections
current versionsNo studies 132 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Magnesium sulphate + epinephrine vs no treatment or normal saline + epinephrine Hospital re‐admission within 30 days of discharge · children up to 12 months old with acute bronchiolitis Magnesium sulphate for treating acute bronchiolitis in children up to two years of age (2020) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Magnesium sulphate vs hypertonic saline Time to recovery · children up to 12 months old with acute bronchiolitis Magnesium sulphate for treating acute bronchiolitis in children up to two years of age (2020) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Magnesium sulphate vs hypertonic saline Mortality · children up to 12 months old with acute bronchiolitis Magnesium sulphate for treating acute bronchiolitis in children up to two years of age (2020) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Probiotic vs placebo Severity of AOM · children up to age 18 years Probiotics for preventing acute otitis media in children (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Influenza vaccine vs placebo Hospitalisations ‐ not reported · people aged over 65 years Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Inactivated influenza vaccine vs placebo or do nothing Number of parents having to take off work during · healthy, community‐dwelling children older than 2 years of age Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Inactivated influenza vaccine vs placebo or do nothing Hospitalisations ‐ not reported · healthy, community‐dwelling children older than 2 years of age Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Inactivated influenza vaccine vs placebo or do nothing Fever ‐ not reported · healthy, community‐dwelling children older than 2 years of age Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Inactivated influenza vaccine vs placebo or do nothing Nausea ‐ not reported · healthy, community‐dwelling children older than 2 years of age Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Live attenuated influenza vaccine vs placebo or do nothing Hospitalisation ‐ not reported · healthy, community‐dwelling children younger than 16 years of age Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Live attenuated influenza vaccine vs placebo or do nothing Nausea ‐ not reported · healthy, community‐dwelling children younger than 16 years of age Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Honey vs dextromethorphan Duration of cough · acute cough in children Honey for acute cough in children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Honey vs diphenhydramine Cough duration · acute cough in children Honey for acute cough in children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Honey vs no treatment Cough duration · acute cough in children Honey for acute cough in children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Honey vs no treatment Adverse events · acute cough in children Honey for acute cough in children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Honey vs placebo Adverse events · acute cough in children Honey for acute cough in children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Honey vs salbutamol Adverse events · acute cough in children Honey for acute cough in children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Honey vs dextromethorphan Adverse events · acute cough in children Honey for acute cough in children (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Cyclamen europaeum vs placebo Proportion of participants with resolution or improvement of symptoms up to 30 days · adults with acute sinusitis Cyclamen europaeum extract for acute sinusitis (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings for all doses of nasal decongestant vs placebo Secondary outcome: All adverse events · adult patients with the common cold Nasal decongestants in monotherapy for the common cold (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Resistance and endurance exercise prior to influenza vaccination vs no exercise prior to influenza vaccination Complications related to influenza illness · Adults and elderly Exercise prior to influenza vaccination for limiting influenza incidence and its related complications in… (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Resistance and endurance exercise prior to influenza vaccination vs no exercise prior to influenza vaccination Numbers of working days or days lost related to influenza illness · Adults and elderly Exercise prior to influenza vaccination for limiting influenza incidence and its related complications in… (2016) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Gamma‐globulin vs control (saline or no treatment) Cases of congenital rubella infection ‐ not measured · susceptible people exposed to rubella Post‐exposure passive immunisation for preventing rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Gamma‐globulin vs control (saline or no treatment) Cases of congenital rubella syndrome ‐ not measured · susceptible people exposed to rubella Post‐exposure passive immunisation for preventing rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Gamma‐globulin vs control (saline or no treatment) Adverse events ‐ not measured · susceptible people exposed to rubella Post‐exposure passive immunisation for preventing rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (2015) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Fever after initiation of treatment · elderly people with no influenza A infection (prevention) or with influenza A infection (treatment) Amantadine and rimantadine for influenza A in children and the elderly (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Cough after initiation of treatment · elderly people with no influenza A infection (prevention) or with influenza A infection (treatment) Amantadine and rimantadine for influenza A in children and the elderly (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Dizziness ( · elderly people with no influenza A infection (prevention) or with influenza A infection (treatment) Amantadine and rimantadine for influenza A in children and the elderly (2014) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Mortality · adults and children with clinical signs and symptoms of acute lower respiratory tract infection Chest radiographs for acute lower respiratory tract infections (2013) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Hospitalisation rates · adults and children with clinical signs and symptoms of acute lower respiratory tract infection Chest radiographs for acute lower respiratory tract infections (2013) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Complications of infection · adults and children with clinical signs and symptoms of acute lower respiratory tract infection Chest radiographs for acute lower respiratory tract infections (2013) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Adverse effects from chest radiographs · adults and children with clinical signs and symptoms of acute lower respiratory tract infection Chest radiographs for acute lower respiratory tract infections (2013) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |