2‐year survival · 1088 patients with early HCC
1 finding from 1 review
Event‐free survival · 1088 patients with early HCC
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · people with liver metastases
It is very uncertain whether microwave coagulation changes all‐cause mortality compared with radiofrequency ablation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to mortality (overall survival) · people with liver metastases
It is very uncertain whether microwave coagulation changes time to mortality (overall survival) compared with radiofrequency ablation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life · people with liver metastases
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Any adverse events or complications · people with liver metastases
It is very uncertain whether microwave coagulation changes any adverse events or complications compared with radiofrequency ablation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Disease-free survival · people with liver metastases
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Failure to clear liver metastases · people with liver metastases
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence of liver metastases local progression · people with liver metastases
It is very uncertain whether microwave coagulation changes recurrence of liver metastases local progression compared with radiofrequency ablation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence of liver metastases distant recurrence · people with liver metastases
It is very uncertain whether microwave coagulation changes recurrence of liver metastases distant recurrence compared with radiofrequency ablation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality at last · people with liver metastases
It is very uncertain whether percutaneous ethanol injection changes mortality at last compared with no intervention, other ablation methods, or systemic treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to mortality · people with liver metastases
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Health‐related quality of life · people with liver metastases
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Failure to clear liver metastases or recurrence of liver metastases · people with liver metastases
It is very uncertain whether percutaneous ethanol injection changes failure to clear liver metastases or recurrence of liver metastases compared with no intervention, other ablation methods, or systemic treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to progression of liver metastases · people with liver metastases
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Tumour response measures · people with liver metastases
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events and complications · people with liver metastases
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
All‐cause mortality at maximal · people with early‐ or very early‐stage hepatocellular carcinoma eligible for surgery
It is very uncertain whether surgery changes all‐cause mortality at maximal compared with radiofrequency ablation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life · people with early‐ or very early‐stage hepatocellular carcinoma ineligible for surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Cancer‐related mortality at maximal · people with early‐ or very early‐stage hepatocellular carcinoma eligible for surgery
Surgery may leads to lower cancer‐related mortality at maximal compared with radiofrequency ablation (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review