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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

36 questions · 36 findings · 7 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 8 · 22.2%Low 16 · 44.4%Moderate 12 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Perioperative beta‐blockers vs placebo or usual care

Hypotension · adults undergoing non‐cardiac surgery under general anaesthesia (to include: low‐risk, medium‐risk, and high‐risk surgeries)

Perioperative beta‐blockers probably leads to higher hypotension (within 30 days; as defined by study authors, minimum… compared with placebo or standard care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic administration of beta‐blockers vs placebo or no treatment

Arterial hypotension and/or bradycardia requiring treatment · Prevention of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants

Systemic administration of beta‐blockers may leads to higher arterial hypotension and/or bradycardia requiring treatment compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐blockers vs placebo or no treatment

Heart failure hospitalisation (RR) · patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

It is very uncertain whether beta‐blockers changes heart failure hospitalisation (RR) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐blockers vs placebo

Total mortality

Beta‐blockers showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐blockers vs diuretics

Withdrawals due to adverse events

Beta‐blockers showed no clear difference in withdrawal due to adverse effect compared with diuretics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review