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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

594 questions · 624 findings · 70 reviews

No studies found 151 · 24.2%GRADE not reported 53 · 8.5%Very low 174 · 27.9%Low 129 · 20.7%Moderate 82 · 13.1%High 35 · 5.6%

Antibiotics vs placebo or no intervention

Adverse events considered non‐serious · people with leptospirosis

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Antibiotics changes adverse events considered non‐serious compared with placebo or no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adverse events with anti‐gram‐positive antibiotics vs placebo

Overall mortality · people with cancer who have febrile neutropenia

Mortality with anti‐gram‐positive antibiotics showed no clear difference in overall mortality compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined HBO and perioperative antibiotics prior to dental implant therapy vs antibiotics alone

Adverse effects (including quality of life) · Adults with head and neck cancer undergoing curative or adjuvant radiotherapy (at risk of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws)
1 finding from 1 review

Combined HBO and perioperative antibiotics prior to dental implant therapy vs antibiotics alone

Incidence of ORN · Adults with head and neck cancer undergoing curative or adjuvant radiotherapy (at risk of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws)

It is very uncertain whether combined HBO and perioperative antibiotics prior to dental implant… changes incidence of ORN compared with antibiotics alone prior to dental implant therapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy plus standard care (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse) vs Standard care alone (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse)

Healing of osteonecrosis - improvement ('healed' or 'improved' vs 'unchanged' or 'worse') · People with BRONJ (mean age ~66 years; most treated with bisphosphonates for cancer (multiple myeloma, breast cancer) or osteoporosis)

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy plus standard care (surgery, antibiotics,… showed no clear difference in healing of osteonecrosis - improvement ('healed' or 'improved' vs… compared with standard care alone (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse); GRADE not reported.

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy plus standard care (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse) vs Standard care alone (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse)

Healing of osteonecrosis - healed ('healed' vs 'improved', 'unchanged' or 'worse') · People with BRONJ (mean age ~66 years; most treated with bisphosphonates for cancer (multiple myeloma, breast cancer) or osteoporosis)

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy plus standard care (surgery, antibiotics,… showed no clear difference in healing of osteonecrosis - healed ('healed' vs 'improved',… compared with standard care alone (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse); GRADE not reported.

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy plus standard care (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse) vs Standard care alone (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse)

Pain · People with BRONJ (mean age ~66 years; most treated with bisphosphonates for cancer (multiple myeloma, breast cancer) or osteoporosis)
1 finding from 1 review

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy plus standard care (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse) vs Standard care alone (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse)

Adverse effects · People with BRONJ (mean age ~66 years; most treated with bisphosphonates for cancer (multiple myeloma, breast cancer) or osteoporosis)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy plus standard care (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse) vs Standard care alone (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse)

Quality of life · People with BRONJ (mean age ~66 years; most treated with bisphosphonates for cancer (multiple myeloma, breast cancer) or osteoporosis)
1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics vs placebo

Frequency of hospital admissions for pulmonary exacerbations ‐ not measured · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics may leads to lower pulmonary exacerbations: frequency of one or more hospital admissions compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics vs placebo

Survival: number of deaths · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

Summary of findings: anti‐pseudomonal antibiotics showed no clear difference in survival: number of deaths compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adverse events with anti‐gram‐positive antibiotics vs placebo

Any adverse events · people with cancer who have febrile neutropenia

It is very uncertain whether adverse events with anti‐gram‐positive antibiotics changes any adverse events compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic antibiotics plus antibiotic lock solutions plus tissue plasminogen activator vs systemic antibiotics plus antibiotic lock solutions plus heparin

Cure: short‐term success · patients on maintenance HD with CRBSI

It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotics plus antibiotic lock solutions plus tissue… changes cure: short‐term success compared with systemic antibiotics plus antibiotic lock solutions plus heparin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic antibiotics plus antibiotic lock solutions plus tissue plasminogen activator vs systemic antibiotics plus antibiotic lock solutions plus heparin

Cure: long‐term success · patients on maintenance HD with CRBSI

It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotics plus antibiotic lock solutions plus tissue… changes cure: long‐term success compared with systemic antibiotics plus antibiotic lock solutions plus heparin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review