Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) receiving high-dose methotrexate, vincristine and leucovorin
It is very uncertain whether oral cryotherapy (ice chips, ice-cold water, ice cubes or crushed… changes oral mucositis (any severity) compared with high-dose leucovorin rinse (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Adults with solid cancers receiving fluorouracil (5FU) and leucovorin
It is very uncertain whether oral cryotherapy (ice chips, ice-cold water, ice cubes or crushed… changes oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with chlorhexidine rinse (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) receiving high-dose methotrexate, vincristine and leucovorin
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe). Not estimable - no participants had developed moderate or severe oral mucositis by the fourth day after chemotherapy when the data were reported (Zhang 2011, Analysis 4.2, subgroup…
1 study · 81 participants
GRADE not reported
Normalcy of diet (total parenteral nutrition) · All patients with cancer who are receiving treatment
It is very uncertain whether oral cryotherapy (ice chips, ice-cold water, ice cubes or crushed… changes normalcy of diet (days of total parenteral nutrition, TPN) compared with control (no treatment or standard/usual oral care, e.g. saline rinse) (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Number of days unable to take medicine orally · All patients with cancer who are receiving treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of interruptions to cancer treatment · All patients with cancer who are receiving treatment
It is very uncertain whether oral cryotherapy (ice chips, ice-cold water, ice cubes or crushed… changes duration of interruptions to cancer treatment compared with control (no treatment or standard/usual oral care, e.g. saline rinse) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Major bleeding, requiring transfusion of packed red blood cells · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA)… showed no clear difference in major bleeding requiring transfusion of packed red blood cells compared with standard care (usual local haemostatic measures: gelatin sponge and…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Number of thromboembolic complications · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Number of participants with postoperative bleedings requiring intervention · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA)… showed no clear difference in number of participants with postoperative bleedings requiring… compared with standard care (usual local haemostatic measures: gelatin sponge and… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of minor postoperative bleeding episodes · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA)… showed no clear difference in number of minor postoperative bleeding episodes compared with placebo (placebo solution/mouthwash); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Bleeding duration (minutes, all types of bleeding, minor and major) · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Adverse effects requiring withdrawal/discontinuation of study medication · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA)… showed no clear difference in side effects or other adverse events requiring withdrawal compared with placebo (placebo solution/mouthwash) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in haemoglobin level from baseline · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Major bleeding, requiring transfusion of packed red blood cells · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA)… showed no clear difference in major bleeding requiring transfusion of packed red blood cells compared with placebo (placebo solution/mouthwash); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Number of immediate (less than 24 hours) and delayed (24 hours to 10 days) postoperative bleeding episodes requiring intervention · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA)… led to lower number of immediate and delayed postoperative bleeding episodes… compared with placebo (placebo solution/mouthwash); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Any postoperative complication except bleeding (e.g. wound infection) · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA)… showed no clear difference in any postoperative complication except bleeding (e.g. wound infection) compared with placebo (placebo solution/mouthwash); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants with postoperative bleedings requiring intervention · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA)… probably leads to lower number of participants with postoperative bleedings requiring… compared with placebo (placebo solution/mouthwash) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Amount of postoperative blood loss (mL) · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Adverse events due to periodontal therapy · People with periodontitis and metabolic syndrome (no CVD; primary prevention)
It is very uncertain whether scaling and root planing (SRP) plus antibiotics (amoxicillin and… changes adverse events due to periodontal therapy compared with supragingival scaling (plus placebo) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events due to periodontal therapy · Patients with cardiovascular disease and chronic periodontitis
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events: because of variable follow-up (6 to 25 months) and almost 90% loss to follow-up by one year, results were not considered useful for analysis; uncertain whether adverse events are more likely with either…
1 study · 303 participants
GRADE not reported