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6 questions · 6 findings · 5 reviews

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No studies found 1 · 16.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 33.3%Low 2 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 16.7%

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

Health‐related quality of life Validated self‐reported measures · patients with oesophageal cancer

1 finding from 1 review

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)

Health‐related quality of life (medium‐term) Self‐assessed questionnaires · patients with oesophageal cancer

1 finding from 1 review

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

Summary of findings table ‐ Therapeutic exercise plus non‐surgical intervention vs non‐surgical treatment

Quality of life (SRS‐22 Total score) · adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 34 participants
Low

Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment

Quality of Life: SF‐36 (physical component) · people aged over 14 years with displaced intra‐articular calcaneal fractures

1 finding from 1 review

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

Quality of life · Adults with symptomatic mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis defined as knee pain and radiographic evidence of non‐end stage…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical interventions for symptomatic mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Surgical vs non‐surgical treatment

Quality of life: EQ‐5D (0: dead to 1: best quality of life) · (mainly older) adults with most types of displaced proximal humeral fracturesa (10 trials)

Surgical showed no clear difference in quality of life: EQ‐5D (0: dead to 1: best quality of life) compared with non‐surgical treatment (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for treating proximal humeral fractures in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.01
6 studies · 502 participants
High