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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

4,072 questions · 4,237 findings · 447 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 946 · 22.3%GRADE not reported 257 · 6.1%Very low 1,121 · 26.5%Low 1,207 · 28.5%Moderate 568 · 13.4%High 138 · 3.3%

Open surgical excision vs eccentric exercises

Participant global assessment of success (People who perceived their pain as none) · adult participants with patellar tendinopathy

Open surgical excision showed no clear difference in participant global assessment of success (People who perceived their… compared with eccentric exercises (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · patients with suspected appendicitis
3 findings from 1 review

Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy

Length of hospital stay · patients with suspected appendicitis
4 findings from 1 review
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Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy

Wound infection · patients with suspected appendicitis

Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic probably leads to lower wound infections compared with open appendectomy (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review