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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

662 questions · 720 findings · 164 reviews

No studies found 177 · 24.6%GRADE not reported 126 · 17.5%Very low 144 · 20%Low 139 · 19.3%Moderate 107 · 14.9%High 27 · 3.8%

Intratympanic plus systemic corticosteroids (combined therapy) vs systemic corticosteroids alone

Vertigo/dizziness: at the time of injection · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
2 findings from 1 review

Intratympanic plus systemic corticosteroids (combined therapy) vs systemic corticosteroids alone

Ear pain: at the time of injection · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
2 findings from 1 review

Any intervention vs steroid alone or plus levofloxacin

Proportion of initially unaffected fellow eyes that had signs/symptoms of infection within 7 days of onset of signs/symptoms in the first eye (lower is favored) · epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Gonadotropins with GnRH antagonist vs gonadotropins alone

Ectopic pregnancy rate per couple · intrauterine insemination (IUI) in women with infertility

Gonadotropins with GnRH antagonist showed no clear difference in ectopic pregnancy rate per couple compared with gonadotropins alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids vs usual care

Adverse effects: exposure keratopathy · patients age 10 years and older with periorbital or orbital cellulitis

It is very uncertain whether standard treatment plus systemic corticosteroids changes adverse effects: exposure keratopathy compared with standard treatment alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Bleaching before resin infiltration (bleaching + infiltration) vs Resin infiltration alone

Masking effect (esthetic improvement) · Patients with dental fluorosis

Bleaching before resin infiltration did not improve masking of fluorosis compared with infiltration alone (MD -0.30, 95% CI -0.98 to 0.39; moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cyclosporin plus prednisolone vs prednisolone

Adverse effects: number needing cytotoxic agents · SSNS in children

It is very uncertain whether cyclosporin plus prednisolone changes adverse effects: number needing cytotoxic agents compared with prednisolone alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Radiotherapy combined with anti‐VEGF vs anti‐VEGF alone

Progression to visual loss (loss of 3 or more lines on logMAR chart) · people with neovascular AMD

Radiotherapy combined with anti‐VEGF probably leads to higher loss of 3 or more lines of best‐corrected visual acuity Measured… compared with anti‐VEGF alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Radiotherapy combined with anti‐VEGF vs anti‐VEGF alone

Change in visual acuity (logMAR) ‐ 12 months (negative is better) · people with neovascular AMD

Radiotherapy combined with anti‐VEGF showed no clear difference in change in best corrected visual acuity (logMAR units) Measured using… compared with anti‐VEGF alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Bexarotene + PUVA vs PUVA

Common adverse effects ‐ Photosensitivity (Time point of measurement: up to 16 weeks) · people with mycosis fungoides

Bexarotene + PUVA showed no clear difference in common adverse effects ‐ Photosensitivity (Time point of… compared with PUVA alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review