What do systematic reviews say?

Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment

• Surgical versus non‐surgical interventions for displaced intra‐articular calcaneal fractures 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 192 participants
  Low

Surgical vs conservative interventions

• Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating fractures of the middle third of the clavicle 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 321 participants
  Low

Non‐surgical vs surgical treatment of oesophageal cancer (primary outcomes)

• Non‐surgical versus surgical treatment for oesophageal cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 165 participants
  Very low

Non‐surgical vs surgical treatment of oesophageal cancer (primary outcomes)

• Non‐surgical versus surgical treatment for oesophageal cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 62 participants
  Very low

Surgical portosystemic shunts vs transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)

• Surgical portosystemic shunts versus transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for variceal haemorrhage in people… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 210 participants
  GRADE not reported

Surgical interventions (exploration and decompression / external neurolysis, internal neurolysis, neurorrhaphy / direct repair, neuroma excision, anastomosis, autologous or allograft nerve grafting or tubulization) vs conservative interventions

• Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating acromioclavicular dislocation of the shoulder in adults 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 122 participants
  Low

Surgical removal (extraction) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth vs Retention (conservative management) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical removal versus retention for the management of asymptomatic disease‐free impacted wisdom teeth 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Health-related quality of life: Our primary outcome was not assessed in the included studies.
  0 studies
  No studies found