Control of epistaxis: time to stop initial bleeding (proportion of patients whose bleeding is controlled in ≤ 30 minutes) · adults with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis)
Tranexamic acid showed no clear difference in control of epistaxis: time to stop initial bleeding (proportion of… compared with placebo plus usual care or usual care alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severity of re‐bleeding: proportion of patients requiring blood transfusion within 10 days · adults with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis)
Tranexamic acid showed no clear difference in severity of re‐bleeding: proportion of patients requiring blood… compared with placebo plus usual care or usual care alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · adults with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis)
Tranexamic acid showed no clear difference in length of hospital stay compared with placebo plus usual care or usual care alone; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects: serious or other · adults with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Control of epistaxis: episodes of re‐bleeding over 10 days · adults with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
10 participants
GRADE not reported
Control of epistaxis: time to stop initial bleeding (proportion with bleeding controlled within 10 minutes) · adults with nasal haemorrhage (epistaxis)
Tranexamic acid probably leads to higher control of epistaxis: time to stop initial bleeding (proportion with… compared with other haemostatic agent (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of postoperative hospital stay · patients undergoing surgery for head and neck cancer
Immunonutrition showed no clear difference in postoperative length of hospital stay (days) compared with standard care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Wound infection · patients undergoing surgery for head and neck cancer
It is very uncertain whether immunonutrition changes wound infection compared with standard care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fistula formation · patients undergoing surgery for head and neck cancer
Immunonutrition may leads to lower fistula formation compared with standard care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events/tolerance of feeds · patients undergoing surgery for head and neck cancer
It is very uncertain whether immunonutrition changes adverse events/tolerance of feeds compared with standard care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · patients undergoing surgery for head and neck cancer
Immunonutrition showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with standard care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life (SNOT‐22) (range 0 to 110) · adult patients who underwent primary endoscopic sinus surgery, with a diagnosis of recurrent acute or chronic rhinosinusitis
1 finding from 1 review
Disease severity, measured by patient‐reported symptom score (VAS) (range 0 to 100) · adult patients who underwent primary endoscopic sinus surgery, with a diagnosis of recurrent acute or chronic rhinosinusitis
1 finding from 1 review
Significant adverse effects: significant bleeding requiring intervention, severe pain, iatrogenic injury · adult patients who underwent primary endoscopic sinus surgery, with a diagnosis of recurrent acute or chronic rhinosinusitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Postoperative endoscopic appearance of the sinonasal surgical cavities: Lund‐Kennedy endoscopic score (range 1 to 10) · adult patients who underwent primary endoscopic sinus surgery, with a diagnosis of recurrent acute or chronic rhinosinusitis
Sinonasal debridement showed no clear difference in postoperative endoscopic appearance of the sinonasal surgical… compared with no debridement (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adhesion rate · adult patients who underwent primary endoscopic sinus surgery, with a diagnosis of recurrent acute or chronic rhinosinusitis
Sinonasal debridement may leads to lower adhesion rate compared with no debridement (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of revision surgeries · adult patients who underwent primary endoscopic sinus surgery, with a diagnosis of recurrent acute or chronic rhinosinusitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Proportion of patients who have no AOM recurrences at 6 months post‐randomisation
Grommets may leads to higher proportion of patients who have no AOM recurrences at 6 months… compared with active monitoring (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Persistent tympanic membrane perforation
1 finding from 1 review
Total number of AOM recurrences at 6 months post‐randomisation
It is very uncertain whether grommets changes total number of AOM recurrences at 6 months post‐randomisation compared with placebo medication (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review