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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
Intervention NR
Serious adverse events · patients with pancreatic pseudocysts
Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Adverse events · patients with pancreatic pseudocysts
Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Duodenum‐preserving pancreatic resection vs pancreaticoduodenectomy
Serious adverse events · people requiring surgery for chronic pancreatitis
Duodenum‐preserving pancreatic resection versus pancreaticoduodenectomy for chronic pancreatitis (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparoscopic fundoplication vs medical management
Adverse events · Patients with gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in adults
Laparoscopic fundoplication surgery versus medical management for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparoscopic fundoplication vs medical management
Dysphagia · Patients with gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in adults
Laparoscopic fundoplication surgery versus medical management for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparoscopic fundoplication vs medical management
Heartburn · Patients with gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in adults
Laparoscopic fundoplication surgery versus medical management for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Laparoscopic fundoplication vs medical management
Reflux · Patients with gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in adults
Laparoscopic fundoplication surgery versus medical management for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)… (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Surgery vs conservative treatment
Mortality ‐ not reported · participants with painful obstructive chronic pancreatitis
Endoscopic or surgical intervention for painful obstructive chronic pancreatitis (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Surgery vs conservative treatment
Quality of life ‐ not measured · participants with painful obstructive chronic pancreatitis
Endoscopic or surgical intervention for painful obstructive chronic pancreatitis (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Surgery vs conservative treatment
Major complications ‐ not reported · participants with painful obstructive chronic pancreatitis
Endoscopic or surgical intervention for painful obstructive chronic pancreatitis (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Immunonutrition with probiotics and fibres vs control
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome ‐ not reported · patients with acute pancreatitis
Enteral nutrition formulations for acute pancreatitis (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Immunonutrition with probiotics and fibres vs control
Organ failure ‐ not reported · patients with acute pancreatitis
Enteral nutrition formulations for acute pancreatitis (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Immunonutrition with probiotics and fibres vs control
Adverse events ‐ not reported · patients with acute pancreatitis
Enteral nutrition formulations for acute pancreatitis (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Semi‐elemental enteral nutrition vs control
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome ‐ not reported · patients with acute pancreatitis
Enteral nutrition formulations for acute pancreatitis (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Semi‐elemental enteral nutrition vs control
Organ failure ‐ not reported · patients with acute pancreatitis
Enteral nutrition formulations for acute pancreatitis (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Semi‐elemental enteral nutrition vs control
Adverse events ‐ not reported · patients with acute pancreatitis
Enteral nutrition formulations for acute pancreatitis (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Fibre‐enriched enteral nutrition vs control
Adverse events ‐ not reported · patients with acute pancreatitis
Enteral nutrition formulations for acute pancreatitis (2015) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Oesophageal cancer‐specific mortality ‐ not measured · patients with oesophageal cancer
Screening for oesophageal cancer (2012) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Secondary outcomes ‐ not measured · patients with oesophageal cancer
Screening for oesophageal cancer (2012) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Red blood cell transfusion vs no red blood cell transfusion
Adverse effects/complications · Patients presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Red cell transfusion for the management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (2010) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies