Disease-free survival · Adults with oropharyngeal cancer
Surgery showed no clear difference in disease-free survival (new disease, progression, and mortality) compared with radiotherapy alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · women with operable primary breast cancer
No axillary surgery showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with full axillary surgery (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Perioperative mortality · women with stage IIIc or IV ovarian cancer
It is very uncertain whether ultra‐radical (extensive) surgery changes adverse event: perioperative mortality compared with standard surgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Pre-operative radiotherapy (plus surgery) showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with surgery alone; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.83 [0.64, 1.07]
1 study
GRADE not reported
All‐cause mortality · children and adults diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
All‐cause mortality up to 30 days ‐ not reported · patients undergoing non‐cardiac surgery/invasive procedures
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
All‐cause mortality · adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Mortality (within 30 days after surgery) · adult participants, irrespective of gender and type of non‐cardiac surgery, with mild or severe preoperative anaemia
rHuEPO with iron showed no clear difference in mortality (within 30 days after surgery) compared with control treatment with or without iron (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality (30 days)—cardiac surgery · patients with coronary heart disease and/or valvular heart disease
Beta‐blocker showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (30 days)—cardiac surgery compared with control—cardiac surgery (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality (within 30‐days after surgery: any reported death) · adults undergoing non‐cardiac surgery
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality (within 30‐days after surgery: any reported death) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery
Alpha‐2 adrenergic agonists showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (within 30‐days after surgery: any reported death) compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Cardiac mortality · adults undergoing cardiac surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Cardiac mortality · adults undergoing non‐cardiac surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Composite endpoint (including all‐cause mortality, non‐fatal myocardial infarction and/or any new stroke assessed at 30 days after surgery) · people undergoing CABG (with or without valve surgery)
RIPC showed no clear difference in composite endpoint (including all‐cause mortality, non‐fatal… compared with no RIPC (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
It is very uncertain whether surgery plus radiotherapy changes total mortality compared with radiotherapy alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality: study reported survival significantly better with surgery and RT vs chemoradiotherapy, but no useable data; 32 participants (1 RCT, Iyer 2015 oral cavity subgroup).
1 study · 32 participants
Very low
Intervention not reported
All‐cause mortality within 30 days of surgery – not reported · people with a low platelet count
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Mortality secondary to bleeding within 30 days of surgery – not reported · people with a low platelet count
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Mortality secondary to infection within 30 days of surgery – not reported · people with a low platelet count
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Mortality secondary to thromboembolism within 30 days of surgery – not reported · people with a low platelet count
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found