QoL · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
Change in SGRQ total score · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
Dry eye symptoms, measured using the OSDI score (ranging from 0 to 100 units, with a reduction in scores indicating clinical improvement) at 1‐month (with actual · people with meibomian gland dysfunction
It is very uncertain whether IPL (with/without MGX) changes dry eye symptoms, measured using the SPEED score at 3 months of compared with sham or no treatment (with/without MGX) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
MD 0
Studies not reported
Very low
Incidence of adverse events at 3 months of · people with meibomian gland dysfunction
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Clinical signs—TBUT at 1 month (seconds) · people with meibomian gland dysfunction
IPL (with/without MGX) showed no clear difference in sodium fluorescein TBUT, measured in seconds, at 3 months of compared with sham or no treatment (with/without MGX) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
MD 2.02
Studies not reported
Low
NIBUT, measured in seconds, at 3 months of · people with meibomian gland dysfunction
It is very uncertain whether IPL (with/without MGX) changes NIBUT, measured in seconds, at 3 months of compared with sham or no treatment (with/without MGX) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
MD 5.5
Studies not reported
Very low
Tear osmolarity, measured in mOsmol/L, at 3 months of · people with meibomian gland dysfunction
IPL (with/without MGX) showed no clear difference in tear osmolarity, measured in mOsmol/L, at 3 months of compared with sham or no treatment (with/without MGX) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Meibomian gland orifice plugging, at 3 months of · people with meibomian gland dysfunction
It is very uncertain whether IPL (with/without MGX) changes meibomian gland orifice plugging, at 3 months of compared with sham or no treatment (with/without MGX) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Corneal sodium fluorescein staining, measured using a validated clinical scale, at 3 months of · people with meibomian gland dysfunction
It is very uncertain whether IPL (with/without MGX) changes corneal sodium fluorescein staining, measured using a validated… compared with sham or no treatment (with/without MGX) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Outcomes* · chronic bronchitis or COPD
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Participants with no exacerbations in study period · chronic bronchitis or COPD
Mucolytic probably leads to higher participants with no exacerbations in study period compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Days of disability per participant per month · chronic bronchitis or COPD
1 finding from 1 review
SGRQ Total SGRQ (Total) Score. Scale from: 0 to 100. Lower score indicates better quality of life. · chronic bronchitis or COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Hospitalisation during study period · chronic bronchitis or COPD
Mucolytic probably leads to lower hospitalisation during study period compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
FEV₁at end of study · chronic bronchitis or COPD
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · chronic bronchitis or COPD
Mucolytic probably leads to lower adverse effects compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Death during study period · chronic bronchitis or COPD
Mucolytic showed no clear difference in death during study period compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Death at hospital discharge · preterm infants < 37 weeks' gestational age requiring conventional mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome
Oxygen‐guided lung‐recruitment maneuver showed no clear difference in mortality by hospital discharge compared with routine care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of invasive ventilatory support · preterm infants < 37 weeks' gestational age requiring conventional mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of intubation · Patients with lung cancer
NIPPV showed no clear difference in rate of intubation compared with no NIPPV (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review