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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,355 questions · 2,459 findings · 279 reviews

No studies found 556 · 22.6%GRADE not reported 490 · 19.9%Very low 593 · 24.1%Low 479 · 19.5%Moderate 243 · 9.9%High 98 · 4%

Annual chest x‐ray screening vs usual care (no regular screening)

Deaths from all causes (excluding deaths from PLCO cancers) · Patients with lung cancer

Annual chest x‐ray screening showed no clear difference in deaths from all causes (excluding deaths from PLCO cancers) compared with usual care (no regular screening) (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anaesthesia depth monitors (BIS) vs standard monitoring

Awareness: definite and possible Postoperative interview · patients with prevention of recall of events during surgery

Anaesthesia depth monitors (BIS) showed no clear difference in awareness: definite and possible Postoperative interview compared with standard clinical and electronic monitoring (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anaesthesia depth monitors (BIS) vs standard monitoring

Awareness: definite Postoperative interview · patients with prevention of recall of events during surgery

Anaesthesia depth monitors (BIS) showed no clear difference in awareness: definite Postoperative interview compared with standard clinical and electronic monitoring (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anaesthesia depth monitors (BIS) vs standard monitoring

Adverse effects of intraoperative wakefulness and/or postoperative awareness (i.e. post‐traumatic stress syndrome, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, etc.) · patients with prevention of recall of events during surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Adhesive/polyurethane sealant patch vs No treatment (both arms received flossing plus fluoride toothpaste)

Caries (lesion) progression (radiographic) · Dentate children and adults with non-cavitated proximal caries lesions extending into enamel or dentine (not pulp) in primary or permanent…

Adhesive/polyurethane sealant patch showed no clear difference in caries (lesion) progression (radiographic) compared with no treatment (both arms received flossing plus fluoride toothpaste); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Percutaneous patellar osteosynthesis vs open surgery

Observer‐rated measures of knee function Knee function scores (see comment) · adults with fractures of the patella

It is very uncertain whether percutaneous patellar osteosynthesis changes observer‐rated measures of knee function Knee function scores (see… compared with open surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review