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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

398 questions · 434 findings · 166 reviews

No studies found 95 · 21.9%GRADE not reported 31 · 7.1%Very low 91 · 21%Low 110 · 25.3%Moderate 78 · 18%High 29 · 6.7%

Stapler vs scalpel resection followed by hand‐sewn closure of the pancreatic remnant

All‐cause mortality · people undergoing distal pancreatectomy

Stapler showed no clear difference in mortality compared with scalpel resection followed by hand‐sewn closure of the pancreatic… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Mortality · adults and children with clinical signs and symptoms of acute lower respiratory tract infection

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Lower total dose radiotherapy (67.2 Gy over 5.6 weeks) vs conventional dose RT

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…

Lower total dose radiotherapy (67.2 Gy over 5.6 weeks) showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with conventional/standard total dose radiotherapy (72 Gy); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

PET-CT following chemoradiotherapy (neck dissection only if no/incomplete response) vs Planned neck dissection before or after chemoradiotherapy

Total mortality · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer with nodal disease (stage N2 or N3)

PET-CT following chemoradiotherapy (neck dissection only if… showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with planned neck dissection before or after chemoradiotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lower blood pressure targets vs standard blood pressure targets

Cardiovascular mortality · cardiovascular disease with high blood pressure

Lower blood pressure targets showed no clear difference in cardiovascular mortality compared with standard blood pressure targets (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Low vs moderate‐high nasal continuous positive airway pressure levels

Mortality before hospital discharge · health problem or population

It is very uncertain whether summary of Findings Table ‐ Low changes mortality, by hospital discharge compared with moderate‐high nasal continuous positive airway pressure levels (very low certainty).

2 findings 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