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3,696 questions · 3,815 findings · 855 reviews

No studies found 573 · 15%GRADE not reported 374 · 9.8%Very low 993 · 26%Low 1,062 · 27.8%Moderate 614 · 16.1%High 199 · 5.2%

Cyanoacrylate 1 mL vs cyanoacrylate 0.5 mL

day ‐ mortality Mortality due to bleeding · acute bleeding gastric varices in people with portal hypertension

It is very uncertain whether cyanoacrylate 1 mL changes day ‐ mortality Mortality due to bleeding compared with cyanoacrylate 0.5 mL (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

Postoperative superficial infections · people with surgical site infection

It is very uncertain whether early dressing removal changes superficial surgical site infection Superficial surgical site… compared with delayed dressing removal (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

Superficial wound dehiscence · people with surgical site infection

It is very uncertain whether early dressing removal changes superficial wound dehiscence Superficial wound dehiscence reported… compared with delayed dressing removal (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

Serious adverse events Patients experiencing serious adverse events within 30 days of surgery · people with surgical site infection

It is very uncertain whether early dressing removal changes serious adverse events Patients experiencing serious adverse events… compared with delayed dressing removal (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative inspiratory muscle training vs usual care, non‐exercise intervention

Mortality In the early postoperative period (≤ 30 days) · adult participants undergoing cardiac and major abdominal surgery

It is very uncertain whether preoperative inspiratory muscle training changes all‐cause mortality within 30 days during postoperative period compared with usual care, non‐exercise intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic or non‐prophylactic platelet transfusion vs prophylactic platelet transfusion

Number of participants with at least 1 bleeding episode · patients with haematological disorders undergoing myelosuppressive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation
1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic or non‐prophylactic platelet transfusion vs prophylactic platelet transfusion

Bleeding: Number of days on which a significant bleeding event occurred3 · patients with haematological disorders undergoing myelosuppressive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation
1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic or non‐prophylactic platelet transfusion vs prophylactic platelet transfusion

Number of participants with severe or life‐threatening bleeding · patients with haematological disorders undergoing myelosuppressive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation

Therapeutic or non‐prophylactic platelet transfusion showed no clear difference in number of participants with severe or life‐threatening bleeding up… compared with prophylactic platelet transfusion (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic or non‐prophylactic platelet transfusion vs prophylactic platelet transfusion

Mortality from all causes up to 30 days from study entry · patients with haematological disorders undergoing myelosuppressive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation
1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic or non‐prophylactic platelet transfusion vs prophylactic platelet transfusion

Number of platelet transfusions per participant up to 30 days from study entry · patients with haematological disorders undergoing myelosuppressive chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation
1 finding from 1 review