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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

115 questions · 120 findings · 58 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 34 · 28.3%GRADE not reported 5 · 4.2%Very low 23 · 19.2%Low 32 · 26.7%Moderate 15 · 12.5%High 11 · 9.2%

ICU follow‐up services vs standard care or no follow‐up service

All‐cause mortality Time point of measurement: 2 months in 1 randomised study; 12 months in 3 randomised studies; 14 months in 1 non‐randomised study · adult survivors of the ICU, excluding those already in an existing follow‐up or rehabilitation programme
1 finding from 1 review

Low‐dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening vs no LDCT screening

All‐cause mortality ‐ planned time points · healthy adults

Low‐dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening probably leads to lower all‐cause mortality ‐ planned time points compared with no LDCT screening (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low molecular weight heparin vs vitamin K antagonist (VKA)

All‐cause mortality (up to 3 months) · people with cancer with thrombosis prophylaxis and central venous catheters

Low‐molecular‐weight heparin (LMWH) showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (up to 3 months) compared with vitamin K antagonist (VKA) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low molecular weight heparin vs vitamin K antagonist secondary prophylaxis

All‐cause mortality (time‐to‐event) · patients with cancer with venous thromboembolism

Low molecular weight heparin secondary prophylaxis showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (time‐to‐event) compared with vitamin K antagonist secondary prophylaxis (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low molecular weight heparin vs vitamin K antagonist secondary prophylaxis

All‐cause mortality (main analysis ‐ active cancer) · patients with cancer with venous thromboembolism

Low molecular weight heparin secondary prophylaxis showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (main analysis ‐ active cancer) compared with vitamin K antagonist secondary prophylaxis (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

All‐cause mortality low risk of bias Mortality · patients with preventing hepatitis A.

The intervention showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality low risk of bias Mortality (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

FIBRINOGEN: Therapeutic trials: intervention vs inactive control

All‐cause mortality Up to 28 days following admission · the prevention and treatment of bleeding in patients without haemophilia

FIBRINOGEN: Therapeutic trials: intervention showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality Up to 28 days following admission compared with inactive Control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

IVIg vs placebo or no intervention

28‐Day all cause mortality (adult studies) · adult patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock

Polyclonal intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) showed no clear difference in low risk of bias adult studies, by type of polyclonal IVIG,… compared with placebo or no intervention (high certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

IVIg vs placebo or no intervention

All‐cause mortality, neonates, standard polyclonal IVIG · neonates with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock

Polyclonal intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) showed no clear difference in low risk of bias neonate studies, mortality all‐cause ‐ standard IVIG compared with placebo or no intervention (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review