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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,509 questions · 2,666 findings · 288 reviews

No studies found 743 · 27.9%GRADE not reported 327 · 12.3%Very low 775 · 29.1%Low 484 · 18.2%Moderate 279 · 10.5%High 58 · 2.2%

Glycopeptide (vancomycin or teicoplanin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (cloxacillin) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin)

Need for cardiac surgical interventions · people with endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus in drug abusers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) vs beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone)

Need for cardiac surgical interventions · people with infective endocarditis due to penicillin‐susceptible Streptococci

It is very uncertain whether beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) plus aminoglycoside (gentamicin) changes need for cardiac surgical interventions compared with beta‐lactam (ceftriaxone) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fosfomycin plus imipenem vs vancomycin

Need for cardiac surgical interventions · people with infective endocarditis due to methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus

It is very uncertain whether fosfomycin plus imipenem changes need for cardiac surgical interventions compared with vancomycin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Partial oral treatment vs conventional intravenous treatment of endocarditis on the left side of the heart (on native or prosthetic valves) and bacteraemia

Need for cardiac surgical interventions · people with endocarditis on the left side of the heart (on native or prosthetic valves) with bacteraemia for Streptococcus, Enterococcus…

It is very uncertain whether partial oral treatment changes need for cardiac surgicalinterventions compared with conventional intravenous treatment of endocarditis on the left side… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Initiation of prophylactic therapy guided by colonoscopy vs initiation of prophylactic therapy immediately after surgery

Surgical recurrence ( · adult participants (> 16 years of age) undergoing intestinal resection due to Crohn's disease

It is very uncertain whether initiation of prophylactic therapy guided by colonoscopy changes surgical recurrence ( compared with initiation of prophylactic therapy immediately after surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐administered medical abortion vs provider‐administered medical abortion

Any complication requiring surgical intervention ‐ NRSs ( · women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years) seeking induced abortion

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Early treatment vs expectant management

Proportion of infants requiring surgical PDA ligation or transcatheter occlusion · preterm infants

It is very uncertain whether early treatment changes proportion of infants requiring surgical PDA ligation or… compared with expectant management (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Very early treatment vs expectant management

Proportion of infants requiring surgical PDA ligation or transcatheter occlusion · preterm infants

Very early treatment showed no clear difference in proportion of infants requiring surgical PDA ligation or… compared with expectant management (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Retzius‐sparing RALP vs standard RALP

Positive surgical margins MCID: 5% absolute difference · men (ages > 18 years) with clinically localized prostate cancer

Retzius‐sparing RALP may leads to higher positive surgical margins MCID: 5% absolute difference compared with standard RALP (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

More than 24 hours of antibiotics vs 24 hours of antibiotics

Abdominal surgical site infection · people undergoing laparotomy for penetrating abdominal trauma

It is very uncertain whether more than 24 hours of antibiotics changes abdominal surgical site infection compared with 24 hours of antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anaerobic coverage only vs gram‐positive and gram‐negative coverage

Abdominal surgical site infection · people undergoing laparotomy for penetrating abdominal trauma

It is very uncertain whether anaerobic coverage only changes abdominal surgical site infection compared with gram‐positive and gram‐negative coverage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anaerobic coverage only vs gram‐negative and anaerobic coverage

Abdominal surgical site infection · people undergoing laparotomy for penetrating abdominal trauma

It is very uncertain whether anaerobic coverage only changes abdominal surgical site infection compared with gram‐negative and anaerobic coverage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review