Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 3 findings · 2 reviews · Headline outcomes only

Sort:Best matchNewest Highest certainty Download CSV

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Summary of findings: bilateral laminotomy vs conventional laminectomy

Incidence of perioperative complications · patients with lumbar stenosis

Summary of findings: bilateral laminotomy showed no clear difference in incidence of perioperative complications compared with conventional laminectomy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Effectiveness of posterior decompression techniques compared with conventional laminectomy for lumbar stenosis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.33 [0.07, 1.59]
3 studies · 293 participants
Low

ISBCS vs DSBCS

Complications · people with bilateral age‐related cataracts (NRSs)

It is very uncertain whether ISBCS changes complications compared with DSBCS (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Immediate sequential bilateral surgery versus delayed sequential bilateral surgery for cataracts 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.04 [0.47, 2.29]
5 studies · 25739 participants
Very low
Immediate sequential bilateral surgery versus delayed sequential bilateral surgery for cataracts 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.33 [0.52, 3.4]
2 studies · 1305 participants
Very low