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633 questions · 668 findings · 122 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 144 · 21.6%GRADE not reported 27 · 4%Very low 154 · 23.1%Low 194 · 29%Moderate 119 · 17.8%High 30 · 4.5%

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment vs conventional medical treatment alone

Long‐term ipsilateral stroke · people with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment probably leads to higher ipsilateral stroke compared with conventional medical treatment alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment vs conventional medical treatment alone

Type of recurrent event · people with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment showed no clear difference in type of recurrent event compared with conventional medical treatment alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment vs conventional medical treatment alone

Death · people with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment may leads to higher death compared with conventional medical treatment alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment vs conventional medical treatment alone

Dependency · people with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis

Endovascular therapy plus conventional medical treatment showed no clear difference in dependency compared with conventional medical treatment alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Negative pressure wound therapy vs conventional open wound healing

Time to complete healing · adults with open wounds after surgery for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease

It is very uncertain whether topical negative pressure wound therapy changes time to wound healing (days) compared with conventional open wound healing (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Zinc oxide mesh vs placebo mesh

Proportion of wounds healed · adults with open wounds after surgery for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review

Lietofix cream vs iodoform dressing

Proportion of wounds healed · adults with open wounds after surgery for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease

Lietofix cream may leads to higher proportion of wounds healed at 30 days compared with iodoform dressing (low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Negative pressure wound therapy vs conventional open wound healing

Proportion of wounds healed · adults with open wounds after surgery for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease

It is very uncertain whether topical negative pressure wound therapy changes proportion of wounds healed at 30 days compared with conventional open wound healing (very low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings vs povidone‐iodine

Time to complete healing · adults with open wounds after surgery for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease

It is very uncertain whether hydrogel dressing changes time to wound healing (days) compared with wound cleaning with 10% povidone iodine (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings vs povidone‐iodine

Proportion of wounds healed · adults with open wounds after surgery for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review