Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

Refine by population, intervention, comparison or outcome
More filters
Evidence found and GRADE certainty

51 questions · 51 findings · 23 reviews

No studies found 22 · 43.1%GRADE not reported 1 · 2%Very low 16 · 31.4%Low 8 · 15.7%Moderate 4 · 7.8%High 0 · 0%

Band ligation vs no intervention or a sham procedure

Serious adverse events Idiopathic thrombocytopaenic purpura · children with portal hypertension and large oesophageal varices, without previous gastrointestinal bleeding or beta‐blocker treatment

It is very uncertain whether band ligation changes serious adverse events Idiopathic thrombocytopaenic purpura compared with sham or no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical portosystemic shunts vs devascularisation with splenectomy

Serious adverse events · people with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis

It is very uncertain whether surgical portosystemic shunts changes serious adverse events compared with devascularisation with splenectomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sclerotherapy vs no intervention

Serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of congestive hypertensive gastropathy · primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis

It is very uncertain whether sclerotherapy changes serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of… compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review