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1,809 questions · 1,956 findings · 194 reviews

No studies found 422 · 21.6%GRADE not reported 427 · 21.8%Very low 353 · 18%Low 397 · 20.3%Moderate 293 · 15%High 64 · 3.3%

Paracetamol plus ibuprofen (oral or IV) vs ibuprofen plus placebo (oral or IV) or no intervention

Necrotizing enterocolitis during initial hospital stay (by radiological diagnosis) · preterm or low birth weight infants with PDA

Paracetamol plus ibuprofen (oral or IV) showed no clear difference in necrotizing enterocolitis during initial hospital stay (radiological… compared with ibuprofen plus placebo (oral or IV) or no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Toothbrushing + Turkish gall oral rinse vs Toothbrushing alone

Volatile sulphur compounds (VSC), halimeter · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological…

Toothbrushing + Turkish gall oral rinse showed no clear difference in volatile sulphur compounds (VSC), halimeter compared with toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Toothbrushing + Turkish gall oral rinse vs Toothbrushing alone

Dentist-reported organoleptic test (OLT) score (scale 0 to 5) · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological…

Toothbrushing + Turkish gall oral rinse showed no clear difference in dentist-reported organoleptic test (OLT) score (scale 0 to 5) compared with toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral ciprofloxacin and inhaled colistin vs inhaled tobramycin (TNS) plus oral ciprofloxacin

Eradication of P aeruginosa from the respiratory tract: proportion with positive respiratory culture for P aeruginosa · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

Inhaled colistin plus oral ciprofloxacin showed no clear difference in eradication of P aeruginosa from the respiratory tract: proportion… compared with inhaled tobramycin (TNS) plus oral ciprofloxacin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral ciprofloxacin and inhaled colistin vs inhaled tobramycin (TNS) plus oral ciprofloxacin

FEV1 % predicted: relative change from baseline · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral ciprofloxacin and inhaled colistin vs inhaled tobramycin (TNS) plus oral ciprofloxacin

Growth and nutritional status · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral ciprofloxacin and inhaled colistin vs inhaled tobramycin (TNS) plus oral ciprofloxacin

Frequency of infective pulmonary exacerbations: number of exacerbations per patient year · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral ciprofloxacin and inhaled colistin vs inhaled tobramycin (TNS) plus oral ciprofloxacin

Isolation of other micro‐organisms from the respiratory tract: number of positive cultures per patient year · adults and children with cystic fibrosis and a positive microbiological isolate of P aeruginosa from a respiratory tract specimen
1 finding from 1 review

Topical treatments (capsaicin oral rinse) vs placebo

Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms
2 findings from 1 review
  • Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
    short-term (up to 3 months) · capsaicin oral rinse
    Capsaicin oral rinse (Marino 2010; Silvestre 2012) contributes to the topical treatments short-term symptom-relief comparison (insufficient/contradictory). Silvestre 2012 data not presented due to 23% first-phase…
    1 study
    GRADE not reported
  • Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
    long-term (>3 to 6 months) · capsaicin oral rinse
    MD -2.60 [-5.11, -0.09]
    1 study · 18 participants
    Very low

Medial epicondylectomy plus oral steroids vs oral steroids alone

Proportion of ulnar nerves with sensory improvement after one year · patients with nerve damage in leprosy

It is very uncertain whether medial epicondylectomy plus oral steroids changes proportion of ulnar nerves with sensory improvement after one year compared with oral steroids alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medial epicondylectomy plus oral steroids vs oral steroids alone

Proportion of ulnar nerves with motor improvement after one year · patients with nerve damage in leprosy

It is very uncertain whether medial epicondylectomy plus oral steroids changes proportion of ulnar nerves with motor improvement after one year compared with oral steroids alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

38% SDF varnish plus oral health instruction vs oral health instruction plus water

new root-surface carious lesions or restorations · Older adults with root caries in permanent (mature) teeth (mean age 75 years)

SDF had a 71% preventative fraction at 36 months; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating was reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Aciclovir (oral or intravenous) for treatment vs placebo

Time to complete healing · Patients being treated for cancer with established oral HSV infection (bone marrow transplant recipients / immunocompromised)
1 finding from 1 review

Aciclovir (oral or intravenous) for treatment vs placebo

Recurrence of lesions · Patients being treated for cancer with established oral HSV infection (bone marrow transplant recipients / immunocompromised)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review