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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,017 questions · 1,061 findings · 131 reviews

No studies found 193 · 18.2%GRADE not reported 65 · 6.1%Very low 237 · 22.3%Low 325 · 30.6%Moderate 187 · 17.6%High 54 · 5.1%

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid vs oral corticosteroid

Mortality after discharge (1‐3 months) · exacerbations of COPD

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid showed no clear difference in mortality after discharge (1‐3 months) compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid vs oral corticosteroid

Treatment failure Need for additional treatment · exacerbations of COPD

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid showed no clear difference in treatment failure Need to intensify therapy compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid vs oral corticosteroid

Relapse Hospital readmission for COPD · exacerbations of COPD

Treatment route: intravenous corticosteroid showed no clear difference in relapse Hospital readmission for COPD compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy vs phototherapy alone

Use of ET (≥ 1); placebo‐controlled studies · neonates with alloimmune hemolytic disease

Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy showed no clear difference in use of ET (≥ 1); placebo‐controlled studies compared with phototherapy alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy vs phototherapy alone

Use of top‐up transfusion in 1st week of life; all studies · neonates with alloimmune hemolytic disease

Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy showed no clear difference in use of top‐up transfusion in 1st week of life; all studies compared with phototherapy alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy vs phototherapy alone

Use of top‐up transfusion after 1st week of life; all studies · neonates with alloimmune hemolytic disease

It is very uncertain whether intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy changes use of top‐up transfusion after 1st week of life; all studies compared with phototherapy alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic aciclovir (oral or intravenous) vs placebo

Amount of analgesia · Patients being treated for cancer (predominantly haematological malignancies)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic aciclovir (oral or intravenous) vs placebo

Patient quality of life · Patients being treated for cancer (predominantly haematological malignancies)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic aciclovir (oral or intravenous) vs placebo

Viral isolates (HSV isolates identified, with or without clinical symptoms) · Patients being treated for cancer (predominantly haematological malignancies)

Prophylactic aciclovir (oral or intravenous) led to lower viral isolates (HSV isolates identified, with or without clinical… compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review