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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

78 questions · 83 findings · 13 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 12 · 14.5%GRADE not reported 1 · 1.2%Very low 23 · 27.7%Low 28 · 33.7%Moderate 15 · 18.1%High 4 · 4.8%

Epinephrine and steroid vs placebo

Admissions at enrollment or < 24 hours (outpatients only) · patients with acute viral bronchiolitis

Epinephrine and steroid showed no clear difference in admissions at enrollment or < 24 hours (outpatients only) compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epinephrine and steroid vs placebo

Admissions overall up to 7 days (outpatients only) · patients with acute viral bronchiolitis

Epinephrine and steroid may leads to lower admissions overall up to 7 days (outpatients only) compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Magnesium sulphate + epinephrine vs no treatment or normal saline + epinephrine

Length of hospital stay · children up to 12 months old with acute bronchiolitis

It is very uncertain whether magnesium sulphate + epinephrine changes duration of hospital stay compared with no treatment or normal saline + epinephrine (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Magnesium sulphate + epinephrine vs no treatment or normal saline + epinephrine

Clinical severity score (CSS) (RDAI score; range 0 to 17; higher = poorer outcomes) measured at 0 to 24 hoursafter treatment · children up to 12 months old with acute bronchiolitis

It is very uncertain whether magnesium sulphate + epinephrine changes clinical severity score (CSS) (RDAI score; range 0 to 17; higher =… compared with no treatment or normal saline + epinephrine (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Magnesium sulphate + epinephrine vs no treatment or normal saline + epinephrine

Clinical severity score (CSS) (RDAI score; range 0 to 17; higher = poorer outcomes) measured 25 to 48 hoursafter treatment · children up to 12 months old with acute bronchiolitis

It is very uncertain whether magnesium sulphate + epinephrine changes clinical severity score (CSS) (RDAI score; range 0 to 17; higher =… compared with no treatment or normal saline + epinephrine (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Bupivicaine plus epinephrine vs placebo to reduce blood loss during myomectomy

Blood loss (ml) Estimated blood loss during myomectomy · women with uterine fibroids

Bupivicaine plus epinephrine showed no clear difference in blood loss (ml) Estimated blood loss during myomectomy compared with placebo to reduce blood loss during myomectomy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cuffed vs uncuffed tubes

Need for epinephrine to treat stridor (defined as the need to use epinephrine to treat postextubation stridor) · Children up to eight years undergoing general anaesthesia

It is very uncertain whether cuffed changes need for epinephrine to treat stridor (defined as the need to use… compared with uncuffed tubes (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review