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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.

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420 questions in 57 reviews · Gut

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No studies 420 · 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.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
H2 receptor antagonists vs placebo or no prophylaxis
Serious adverse events · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Proton pump inhibitors vs placebo or no prophylaxis
Number of participants requiring blood transfusion · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Proton pump inhibitors vs placebo or no prophylaxis
Serious adverse events · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Antacids vs placebo or no prophylaxis
Nosocomial pneumonia · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Antacids vs placebo or no prophylaxis
Duration of ICU stay · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Antacids vs placebo or no prophylaxis
Serious adverse events · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Sucralfate vs placebo or no prophylaxis
Serious adverse events · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
H2 receptor antagonists vs proton pump inhibitors
Serious adverse events · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
H2 receptor antagonists vs antacids
Duration of ICU stay · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
H2 receptor antagonists vs antacids
Serious adverse events · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
H2 receptor antagonists vs sucralfate
Serious adverse events · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Antacids vs sucralfate
Serious adverse events · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Interventions vs placebo or no prophylaxis
Serious adverse events · people admitted to intensive care units
Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Limitations
Non‐invasive diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori infection (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Index test
Non‐invasive diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori infection (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Duodenal stenting vs surgical palliation
Health‐related quality of life · people with malignant gastric outlet obstruction
Stent placement versus surgical palliation for adults with malignant gastric outlet obstruction (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis oil (5% cannabidiol sublingual oil) vs placebo oil
CRP (mg/dL) at end of study · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis oil (5% cannabidiol sublingual oil) vs placebo oil
Quality of life · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis oil (5% cannabidiol sublingual oil) vs placebo oil
Adverse events · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis oil (5% cannabidiol sublingual oil) vs placebo oil
Withdrawal due to adverse events · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis oil (15% cannabidiol and 4% THC) vs placebo oil
Proportion of patients achieving clinical remission · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis oil (15% cannabidiol and 4% THC) vs placebo oil
Proportion of patients achieving clinical response · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis oil (15% cannabidiol and 4% THC) vs placebo oil
CRP (mg/dL) at end of study · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis oil (15% cannabidiol and 4% THC) vs placebo oil
Adverse events · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis oil (15% cannabidiol and 4% THC) vs placebo oil
Serious adverse events · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis oil (15% cannabidiol and 4% THC) vs placebo oil
Withdrawal due to adverse events · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis cigarettes (115 mg THC) vs placebo cigarettes
Quality of life Short‐Form 36 health survey (SF‐36) · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis cigarettes (115 mg THC) vs placebo cigarettes
Serious adverse events · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis cigarettes (115 mg THC) vs placebo cigarettes
Withdrawal due to adverse events · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis oil (5% cannabidiol sublingual oil) vs placebo oil
Proportion of patients achieving clinical response · participants with active Crohn's disease
Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis cigarettes vs placebo
Quality of life Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) · participants with active ulcerative colitis
Cannabis for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis cigarettes vs placebo
Adverse events · participants with active ulcerative colitis
Cannabis for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis cigarettes vs placebo
Serious adverse events · participants with active ulcerative colitis
Cannabis for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis cigarettes vs placebo
Withdrawal due to adverse events · participants with active ulcerative colitis
Cannabis for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis cigarettes vs placebo
Clinical remission · participants with active ulcerative colitis
Cannabis for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cannabis cigarettes vs placebo
Clinical response · participants with active ulcerative colitis
Cannabis for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings table (subcomparison 3): chemotherapy agent(s) plus control intervention vs control intervention alone
Progression‐free survival · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma
Palliative chemotherapy and targeted therapies for esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer (2017) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Long‐term mortality · people with acute pancreatitis
Pharmacological interventions for acute pancreatitis (2017) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life · people with acute pancreatitis
Pharmacological interventions for acute pancreatitis (2017) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
On‐demand deprescribing vs continued use
Cost/resource use · people with moderate GERD and mild esophagitis, mean age 48 to 57 years
Deprescribing versus continuation of chronic proton pump inhibitor use in adults (2017) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Pancreaticojejunostomy vs pancreatogastrostomy after pancreatoduodectomy
Cost analysis · adults undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy (mainly for pancreatic cancer)
Pancreaticojejunostomy versus pancreaticogastrostomy reconstruction for the prevention of postoperative… (2017) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Active cancer therapy combined with TCM vs active cancer therapy
All‐cause mortality ‐ not reported · patients with oesophageal cancer
Chinese herbal medicine for oesophageal cancer (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Active cancer therapy combined with TCM vs active cancer therapy
Median survival times ‐ not reported · patients with oesophageal cancer
Chinese herbal medicine for oesophageal cancer (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Active cancer therapy combined with TCM vs active cancer therapy
Time to progression ‐ not reported · patients with oesophageal cancer
Chinese herbal medicine for oesophageal cancer (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Short‐term mortality · people with necrotising pancreatitis
Interventions for necrotising pancreatitis (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Organ failure · people with necrotising pancreatitis
Interventions for necrotising pancreatitis (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Adverse events (number) · people with necrotising pancreatitis
Interventions for necrotising pancreatitis (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Short‐term mortality · patients with pancreatic pseudocysts
Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Hospital stay · patients with pancreatic pseudocysts
Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Costs · patients with pancreatic pseudocysts
Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies