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20 questions · 20 findings · 2 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 5%Very low 3 · 15%Low 5 · 25%Moderate 11 · 55%High 0 · 0%

Sclerotherapy vs no intervention

Serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of gastric varices · primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis

It is very uncertain whether sclerotherapy changes serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of… compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sclerotherapy vs no intervention

Serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of bleeding from gastric varices · primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis

It is very uncertain whether sclerotherapy changes serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of… compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sclerotherapy vs no intervention

Serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of congestive hypertensive gastropathy · primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis

It is very uncertain whether sclerotherapy changes serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of… compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sclerotherapy vs placebo

Adverse events ‐ matting ( · people with telangiectasias and reticular veins

Sclerotherapy probably leads to higher adverse events ‐ matting ( compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sclerotherapy vs placebo

Adverse events ‐ hyperpigmentation ( · people with telangiectasias and reticular veins

Sclerotherapy probably leads to higher adverse events ‐ hyperpigmentation ( compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sclerotherapy (hypertonic glucose plus polidocanol) vs sclerotherapy (hypertonic glucose)

Adverse events ‐ matting ( · people with telangiectasias and reticular veins

Sclerotherapy (hypertonic glucose plus polidocanol) showed no clear difference in adverse events ‐ matting ( compared with sclerotherapy (hypertonic glucose) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sclerotherapy (hypertonic glucose plus polidocanol) vs sclerotherapy (hypertonic glucose)

Adverse events ‐ hyperpigmentation ( · people with telangiectasias and reticular veins

Sclerotherapy (hypertonic glucose plus polidocanol) showed no clear difference in adverse events ‐ hyperpigmentation ( compared with sclerotherapy (hypertonic glucose) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review