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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

647 questions · 674 findings · 100 reviews

No studies found 129 · 19.1%GRADE not reported 95 · 14.1%Very low 220 · 32.6%Low 142 · 21.1%Moderate 64 · 9.5%High 24 · 3.6%

Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation vs Titanium plates or screws for fixation

Swelling (mean) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
  • Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Up to 3 years postoperatively
    Though Cheung 2004 reported the presence of postoperative swelling, it was only noted in conjunction with infection and pus discharge; assessment of this outcome did not include the use of photography or digital…
    1 study · 60 participants
    GRADE not reported

Neuraxial vs general anaesthesia

Return of patient to their own home · Patients with hip fracture repair

It is very uncertain whether neuraxial block changes return of patient to their own home compared with general anaesthesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Family relationship Pre‐intervention and post‐intervention assessment Home visits and training session for family members Patient‐caregiver relationships assessed pre‐intervention and immediately post‐intervention. · caregivers of patients with sickle cell disease
1 finding from 1 review

Enhanced patient referral vs simple patient referral

Re‐infection in index patient ‐ home sampling vs. simple patient referral

Enhanced patient referral showed no clear difference in re‐infection in index patient ‐ home sampling vs. simple patient… compared with simple patient referral (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

LHWs vs usual care

Morbidity e.g. fever, diarrhoea, ARI Verbal reports obtained during home visits, record reviews · patients with reducing mortality and morbidity in children <5 years

LHWs may leads to lower morbidity e.g. fever, diarrhoea, ARI Verbal reports obtained during… compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review