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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,509 questions · 2,666 findings · 288 reviews

No studies found 743 · 27.9%GRADE not reported 327 · 12.3%Very low 775 · 29.1%Low 484 · 18.2%Moderate 279 · 10.5%High 58 · 2.2%

Intervention not reported

Surgical site infection (all wound classifications) Inspection of the wound1 ( · Patients undergoing surgery

The intervention leads to higher surgical site infection (all wound classifications) Inspection of… (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Surgical site infection Inspection of the wound1 ( · Patients undergoing surgery

The intervention showed no clear difference in surgical site infection Inspection of the wound1 ( (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intramedullary fixation vs open reduction and internal fixation with plate

Treatment failure (participants who have a non‐routine secondary surgical intervention) ‐ Overall treatment failure · adults (aged ≥ 16 years) with acute middle third clavicle fractures

It is very uncertain whether intramedullary fixation changes treatment failure (participants who have a non‐routine secondary… compared with open reduction and internal fixation with plate (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers vs doctors

Failure/incomplete abortion (observational studies) Provider or supervisor assessment · Patients requesting abortion procedures

It is very uncertain whether surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers changes failure/incomplete abortion (observational studies) Provider or… compared with doctors (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers vs doctors

Complications (observational studies) Provider or supervisor assessment · Patients requesting abortion procedures

It is very uncertain whether surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers changes complications (observational studies) Provider or supervisor… compared with doctors (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers vs doctors

Total complications (observational studies) Provider or supervisor assessment · Patients requesting abortion procedures

Surgical abortion procedures: mid‐level providers showed no clear difference in total complications (RCTs) Provider assessment compared with doctors (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Surgically-anchored orthodontic treatment (miniplates) vs no intervention

Overjet · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion)

Surgically-anchored orthodontic treatment (miniplates) may leads to higher overjet compared with untreated control (no treatment) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgically-anchored orthodontic treatment (miniplates) vs no intervention

Perceived need for surgery in adulthood · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review