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105 questions · 107 findings · 15 reviews

No studies found 3 · 2.8%GRADE not reported 13 · 12.1%Very low 36 · 33.6%Low 30 · 28%Moderate 23 · 21.5%High 2 · 1.9%

Formoterol vs short‐acting beta2‐agonist

Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids ‐ adults · people with asthma

Formoterol probably leads to lower patients with an exacerbation requiring a course of oral… compared with short‐acting beta2‐agonist (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Injectional verapamil vs saline (short‐term)

Patient‐reported ability to have intercourse · men with Peyronie's disease (palpable plaque or pain)

It is very uncertain whether injectional verapamil changes patient‐reported ability to have intercourse compared with saline (short‐term) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐dose antibiotic vs short duration antibiotics

Recurrent asymptomatic bacteriuria ‐ all trials · patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy

It is very uncertain whether single‐dose antibiotic changes recurrent asymptomatic bacteriuria ‐ all trials compared with short‐course (four‐ to seven‐day) antibiotic (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐dose antibiotic vs short duration antibiotics

Pyelonephritis ‐ Same antimicrobial agent only4 · patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy

It is very uncertain whether single‐dose antibiotic changes pyelonephritis ‐ Same antimicrobial agent only4 compared with short‐course (four‐ to seven‐day) antibiotic (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐dose antibiotic vs short duration antibiotics

Low birthweight ‐ Same antimicrobial agent only · patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy

Single‐dose antibiotic leads to higher low birthweight ‐ Same antimicrobial agent only compared with short‐course (four‐ to seven‐day) antibiotic (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐dose antibiotic vs short duration antibiotics

Preterm delivery ‐ Same antimicrobial agent only · patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy

Single‐dose antibiotic showed no clear difference in preterm delivery ‐ Same antimicrobial agent only compared with short‐course (four‐ to seven‐day) antibiotic (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐dose antibiotic vs short duration antibiotics

Same antimicrobial agent ‐ No cure (good quality studies) · patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy

Single‐dose antibiotic leads to higher same antimicrobial agent ‐ No cure (good quality studies) compared with short‐course (four‐ to seven‐day) antibiotic (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐dose antibiotic vs short duration antibiotics

Different antimicrobial agents ‐ No cure (good quality studies) · patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy

Single‐dose antibiotic showed no clear difference in different antimicrobial agents ‐ No cure (good quality studies) compared with short‐course (four‐ to seven‐day) antibiotic (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) vs short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy

Ambulation · adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (poor prognosis with visceral metastasis, and no spinal instability or bony…

Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) showed no clear difference in ambulation One month after radiation compared with short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) vs short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy

Reduction in analgesic and narcotic use One month after radiation · adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (poor prognosis with visceral metastasis, and no spinal instability or bony…

Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) showed no clear difference in reduction in analgesic and narcotic use One month after radiation compared with short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) vs short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy

Urinary continence One month after radiation · adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (poor prognosis with visceral metastasis, and no spinal instability or bony…

Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) showed no clear difference in urinary continence One month after radiation compared with short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) vs short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy

Local recurrence · adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (poor prognosis with visceral metastasis, and no spinal instability or bony…

Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) showed no clear difference in local recurrence MRI: compared with short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) vs short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy

Adverse events Grade 3 oesophagitis, diarrhoea and nausea · adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (poor prognosis with visceral metastasis, and no spinal instability or bony…

Single‐fraction radiotherapy (8 Gy) showed no clear difference in adverse events Grade 3 oesophagitis, diarrhoea and nausea compared with short‐course radiotherapy (16 Gy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

An extended ZDV/3TC/LPV/r regimen administered to mothers vs Short‐Course AZT (intrapartum AZT/3TC/sd‐NVP)

HIV transmission at 6 months among those whose diagnostic testing was negative at 6 weeks after birth · HIV‐infected mothers and their breastfeeding infants

An extended ZDV/3TC/LPV/r regimen administered to mothers showed no clear difference in HIV transmission at 6 months among those whose diagnostic testing… compared with short course ZDV (intrapartum ZDV/3TC/sdNVP) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

An extended ZDV/3TC/LPV/r regimen administered to mothers vs Short‐Course AZT (intrapartum AZT/3TC/sd‐NVP)

HIV transmission at 12 months among those whose diagnostic testing was negative at 6 weeks after birth · HIV‐infected mothers and their breastfeeding infants

An extended ZDV/3TC/LPV/r regimen administered to mothers may leads to lower HIV transmission at 12 months among those whose diagnostic testing… compared with short course ZDV (intrapartum ZDV/3TC/sdNVP) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review