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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%

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation vs surgical aortic valve replacement

All‐cause mortality · adults with severe aortic stenosis who are at a low surgical risk.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with surgical aortic valve replacement (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: quinolone prophylaxis vs TMP‐SMZ prophylaxis

All cause‐mortality · cancer patients with afebrile neutropenia following chemotherapy

Summary of findings: quinolone prophylaxis probably leads to higher all cause‐mortality compared with TMP‐SMZ prophylaxis (moderate 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

Intervention not reported

Reported mortality, low risk of bias studies only · patients undergoing surgery

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes reported mortality, low risk of bias studies only (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hypertonic saline vs other intracranial pressure‐lowering agents

Mortality at 6 months · people with acute traumatic brain injury

It is very uncertain whether hypertonic saline changes mortality at 6 months compared with other intracranial pressure‐lowering agents (very low 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

Geriatrician‐led inpatient management vs orthopaedic‐led inpatient management

Mortality at 12 months · adults with dementia following hip fracture surgery

It is very uncertain whether geriatrician‐led inpatient management changes mortality at 12 months compared with orthopaedic‐led inpatient management (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hypertonic saline vs other intracranial pressure‐lowering agents

Mortality (short‐term) · people with acute traumatic brain injury

It is very uncertain whether hypertonic saline changes mortality (short‐term) compared with other intracranial pressure‐lowering agents (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Highest vs lowest selenium exposure

Cancer mortality risk No. of participants: 17,448 (1 RCT) · Participants in trials with low risk of bias

Highest showed no clear difference in cancer mortality risk No. of participants: 17,448 (1 RCT) compared with lowest selenium exposure (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Corticosteroids vs no corticosteroid use

All‐cause mortality Up to 28 days following admission · individuals with influenza

It is very uncertain whether corticosteroid therapy changes number of deaths at 30 days following admission (30‐day mortality)a compared with no corticosteroid therapy (very low 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

Edentulous (0 remaining teeth) vs 1-32 remaining teeth

All-cause mortality (ACM) · Adults (any age) with a known number of remaining teeth, followed prospectively in cohort studies

In prospective cohorts, the multivariable-adjusted HR for all-cause mortality in edentulous adults (0 teeth) vs adults with 1-32 teeth was 1.30 (95% CI 1.21 to 1.40; 7 studies, I2=20%); GRADE per-analysis ratings reported in Supplementary File 7 (not available in provided sources).

4 findings from 1 review
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