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1,938 questions · 1,994 findings · 246 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 490 · 24.6%GRADE not reported 71 · 3.6%Very low 669 · 33.6%Low 446 · 22.4%Moderate 264 · 13.2%High 54 · 2.7%

Pancreaticojejunostomy vs pancreatogastrostomy after pancreatoduodectomy

Overall rate of surgical complications · adults undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy (mainly for pancreatic cancer)

Pancreaticojejunostomy showed no clear difference in surgical complications compared with pancreatogastrostomy after pancreatoduodectomy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: figure‐of‐eight bandage vs arm sling

Treatment failure (Number of participants who have undergone or are being considered for a surgical intervention) · patients (mainly young male adults) with fractures of the middle third of the clavicle

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Thromboelastography (TEG) or thromboelastometry (ROTEM) vs clinical judgement or usual care

Rate of surgical reintervention · adults or children with bleeding

Thromboelastography (TEG) or thromboelastometry (ROTEM) showed no clear difference in rate of surgical reintervention compared with clinical judgement or usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Thromboelastography (TEG) or thromboelastometry (ROTEM) vs standard laboratory test (SLT)‐guided transfusion

Rate of surgical reintervention · adults or children with bleeding

Thromboelastography (TEG) or thromboelastometry (ROTEM) showed no clear difference in rate of surgical reintervention compared with standard laboratory test (SLT)‐guided transfusion (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Thromboelastography (TEG) or thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in combination with SLT or other devices vs clinical judgement or usual care

Rate of surgical reintervention · adults or children with bleeding

Thromboelastography (TEG) or thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in… may leads to lower rate of surgical reintervention compared with clinical judgement or usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Thromboelastography (TEG) or thromboelastometry (ROTEM) vs any comparison

Rate of surgical reintervention · adults or children with bleeding

Thromboelastography (TEG) or thromboelastometry (ROTEM) showed no clear difference in rate of surgical reintervention compared with any comparison (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Incidence of any surgical site infection · lower limb arterial surgery

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes incidence of any surgical site infection (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Open surgical drainage versus EUS‐guided drainage · patients with pancreatic pseudocysts

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes open surgical drainage versus EUS‐guided drainage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Open surgical drainage versus EUS‐guided drainage · patients with pancreatic pseudocysts
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Open surgical drainage versus EUS‐guided drainage Scale from: 0 to 100. Higher indicates better · patients with pancreatic pseudocysts
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Surgical intervention · Treating bleeding trauma patients

The intervention showed no clear difference in surgical intervention (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Surgical intervention · Treating patients with traumatic brain injury

The intervention showed no clear difference in surgical intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combined surgery vs phacoemulsification alone

Proportion who received intervention for surgical complications within one year Number of participants · patients with eyes with cataract and glaucoma

Combined surgery showed no clear difference in proportion who received intervention for surgical complications… compared with phacoemulsification alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review