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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

360 questions · 382 findings · 30 reviews · Airways

No studies found 50 · 13.1%GRADE not reported 40 · 10.5%Very low 64 · 16.8%Low 104 · 27.2%Moderate 97 · 25.4%High 27 · 7.1%

Medical or surgical intervention, or both, for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease vs nil intervention, delayed intervention control, or placebo

Exacerbations: number of people experiencing moderate or severe exacerbations · treatment for asthma in adults and children with asthma and GORD

Medical or surgical intervention, or both, for gastro‐oesophageal… showed no clear difference in number of participants with moderate/severe acute exacerbations… compared with nil intervention, delayed intervention control, or placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medical or surgical intervention, or both, for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease vs nil intervention, delayed intervention control, or placebo

Lung function: FEV1 mL (change from baseline) · treatment for asthma in adults and children with asthma and GORD
1 finding from 1 review

Medical or surgical intervention, or both, for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease vs nil intervention, delayed intervention control, or placebo

Use of "rescue" medications and emergency action plans: B2 use puffs per day Duration of treatment: range 14 weeks to 24 weeks · treatment for asthma in adults and children with asthma and GORD
1 finding from 1 review

Medical or surgical intervention, or both, for gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease vs nil intervention, delayed intervention control, or placebo

Healthcare utilisation ‐ not measured · treatment for asthma in adults and children with asthma and GORD

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care

Mortality (all‐cause) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether remote monitoring plus usual care changes mortality (all‐cause) compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Remote monitoring vs usual care

Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether remote monitoring changes number of people experiencing 1 or more exacerbations compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Remote monitoring vs usual care

CAT score · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2 findings from 1 review

Remote monitoring vs usual care

Symptoms of dyspnoea · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Remote monitoring plus usual care vs usual care

Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

It is very uncertain whether remote monitoring plus usual care changes number of people experiencing 1 or more exacerbations compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review