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3,703 questions · 3,824 findings · 858 reviews

No studies found 573 · 15%GRADE not reported 383 · 10%Very low 993 · 26%Low 1,062 · 27.8%Moderate 614 · 16.1%High 199 · 5.2%

Urinary catheter removal < 5 days postoperatively vs urinary catheter removal ≥ 5 days postoperatively

Incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria · postoperative kidney transplant patients

It is very uncertain whether urinary catheter removal < 5 days postoperatively changes incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria compared with urinary catheter removal ≥ 5 days postoperatively (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Long‐stored ('older') PRBC (≥ 21 days of storage) vs short‐stored (fresh) PRBC (< 21 days of storage)

Death from any cause · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)

It is very uncertain whether long‐stored ('older') PRBC (≥ 21 days of storage) changes death from any cause compared with short‐stored (fresh) PRBC (< 21 days of storage) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Long‐stored ('older') PRBC (≥ 21 days of storage) vs short‐stored (fresh) PRBC (< 21 days of storage)

Transfusion‐related acute lung injury ‐ not measured · patients requiring blood transfusion (children with malaria and adults with a traumatic injury)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Meglumine antimoniate (IMMA) (20 mg/kg/d for 20 days) vs placebo (3 tablets/4 times a day

Complete cure, at least 3 months after the end of treatment · People with American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

Meglumine antimoniate (IMMA) (20 mg/kg/d for 20 days) showed no clear difference in complete cure, at least 3 months after the end of treatment compared with placebo (3 tablets/4 times a day (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Meglumine antimoniate (IMMA) (20 mg/kg/d for 20 days) vs placebo (3 tablets/4 times a day

Risk for at least one adverse event per patient · People with American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

Meglumine antimoniate (IMMA) (20 mg/kg/d for 20 days) probably leads to higher adverse effects (number of participants who had at least one adverse… compared with placebo (3 tablets/4 times a day (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Meglumine antimoniate (IMMA) (20 mg/kg/d for 20 days) vs placebo (3 tablets/4 times a day

Recurrence · People with American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

Meglumine antimoniate (IMMA) (20 mg/kg/d for 20 days) showed no clear difference in recurrence compared with placebo (3 tablets/4 times a day (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Levamisole 50 mg three times per day for days 1 and 2 vs Levamisole 50 mg three times per day for day 1 and placebo for day 2 (lower dose)

Adverse effects · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review

Levamisole 50 mg three times per day for days 1 and 2 vs Levamisole 50 mg three times per day for day 1 and placebo for day 2 (lower dose)

Effectiveness · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
  • A trial at high risk of bias (Zissis 1983) compared two different dose regimens of levamisole (treatment 2 days per week for 16 weeks; a third group received placebo). There was inconsistency in the presentation of the…
    1 study
    GRADE not reported

Any‐treatment‐dose vitamin D (greater than 400 IU/day) vs supplemental‐dose vitamin D (less than 400 IU/day)

Withdrawals due to adverse events · people with inflammatory bowel disease

It is very uncertain whether any‐treatment‐dose vitamin D (greater than 400 IU/day) changes withdrawals due to adverse events compared with supplemental‐dose vitamin D (less than 400 IU/day) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review