Clinical improvement ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome
Surgery probably leads to higher clinical improvement ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months compared with splint (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Function ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Pain VAS 0‐100 (higher means worse) · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse effects · carpal tunnel syndrome
It is very uncertain whether surgery changes adverse effects compared with corticosteroid injection (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Need for surgery or secondary surgery during · carpal tunnel syndrome
It is very uncertain whether surgery changes need for surgery or secondary surgery during compared with corticosteroid injection (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
CTS symptoms (Boston CTS questionnaire) ‐ long‐term improvement: > 3 monthsScale: 1 to 5, higher is worse · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Function (Boston CTS questionnaire) ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 monthsScale: 1 to 5, higher is worse · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Pain ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Health‐related quality of life (EQ‐5D) ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months Scale: 0 to 1, higher is better · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · carpal tunnel syndrome
It is very uncertain whether surgery changes adverse effects compared with splint (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Need for surgery or secondary surgery during · carpal tunnel syndrome
Surgery probably leads to lower need for surgery or secondary surgery during compared with splint (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical improvement ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome
It is very uncertain whether surgery changes clinical improvement ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months compared with corticosteroid injection (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Symptoms ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Complete recovery of facial nerve function at 12 months Defined as: complete recovery HB grade I. · Bell's palsy
It is very uncertain whether early surgery changes complete recovery of facial nerve function at 12 months Defined as:… compared with late surgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Complications and side effects · Bell's palsy
1 finding from 1 review
Complete recovery of facial nerve function at 12 months Defined as: complete recovery HB grade I. · Bell's palsy
It is very uncertain whether surgery for Bell's palsy changes complete recovery of facial nerve function at 12 months Defined as:… compared with medical treatment (oral prednisolone) or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Complications and side effects · Bell's palsy
It is very uncertain whether surgery for Bell's palsy changes side effects and complications of treatmentMeasured by clinical… compared with medical treatment (oral prednisolone) or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review