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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,266 questions · 1,314 findings · 160 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 309 · 23.5%GRADE not reported 34 · 2.6%Very low 356 · 27.1%Low 393 · 29.9%Moderate 187 · 14.2%High 35 · 2.7%

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR DECOMPRESSION vs medical treatment

Death or severe disability (mRS > 4) at 6 to 12 months · malignant cerebral oedema after ischaemic stroke

Summary of findings table ‐ surgical decompression leads to lower death or severe disability (mRS > 4) at 6 to 12 months compared with medical treatment alone (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR DECOMPRESSION vs medical treatment

Death or moderate disability (mRS > 3) at 6 to 12 months · malignant cerebral oedema after ischaemic stroke

Summary of findings table ‐ surgical decompression probably leads to lower death or moderate disability (mRS > 3) at 6 to 12 months compared with medical treatment alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FOR DECOMPRESSION vs medical treatment

Severe disability (mRS = 5) at 6 to 12 months · malignant cerebral oedema after ischaemic stroke

Summary of findings table ‐ surgical decompression showed no clear difference in severe disability (mRS = 5) at 6 to 12 months compared with medical treatment alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for Bell's palsy vs medical treatment (oral prednisolone) or no treatment

Complete recovery of facial nerve function at 12 months Defined as: complete recovery HB grade I. · Bell's palsy

It is very uncertain whether surgery for Bell's palsy changes complete recovery of facial nerve function at 12 months Defined as:… compared with medical treatment (oral prednisolone) or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for Bell's palsy vs medical treatment (oral prednisolone) or no treatment

Complications and side effects · Bell's palsy

It is very uncertain whether surgery for Bell's palsy changes side effects and complications of treatmentMeasured by clinical… compared with medical treatment (oral prednisolone) or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous thrombolytic treatment vs standard‐of‐care therapy

Symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage at · people with stroke upon awakening

Intravenous thrombolytic treatment showed no clear difference in symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage at compared with standard medical care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Training to respond to intimate partner violence vs no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals

Healthcare providers’ attitudes/beliefs towards IPV · physicians/doctors, medical staff, medical students, residents, nurses and nursing students, dentists and dental students, counsellors and…
1 finding from 1 review

Training to respond to intimate partner violence vs no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals

Healthcare providers’ readiness to respond to/manage survivors of IPV · physicians/doctors, medical staff, medical students, residents, nurses and nursing students, dentists and dental students, counsellors and…
1 finding from 1 review

Training to respond to intimate partner violence vs no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals

Healthcare providers knowledge or awareness about IPV · physicians/doctors, medical staff, medical students, residents, nurses and nursing students, dentists and dental students, counsellors and…
1 finding from 1 review

Training to respond to intimate partner violence vs no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals

Referrals made to support agencies, social workers or other specialised services · physicians/doctors, medical staff, medical students, residents, nurses and nursing students, dentists and dental students, counsellors and…
1 finding from 1 review

Training to respond to intimate partner violence vs no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers' attitudes towards, knowledge of and readiness to manage IPV, referrals

Provider response to IPV: safety planning, counselling and validation of survivors’ feelings · physicians/doctors, medical staff, medical students, residents, nurses and nursing students, dentists and dental students, counsellors and…

It is very uncertain whether training to respond to intimate partner violence changes provider response to IPV: safety planning, counselling and… compared with no intervention, wait‐list or placebo on healthcare providers'… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review