What do systematic reviews say?

Dextranomer beads (autolytic) vs Eusol gauze

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Debridement for surgical wounds 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings table – disulfiram vs placebo or no pharmacological treatment

• Disulfiram for the treatment of cocaine dependence 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  9 studies · 818 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table – disulfiram vs naltrexone

• Disulfiram for the treatment of cocaine dependence 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 123 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Early amino acids vs Late amino acids

• Early versus late administration of amino acids in preterm infants receiving parenteral nutrition 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Immune‐enhancing supplements (oral or enteral) vs usual care or control

Immune‐enhancing supplements (oral or enteral) showed no clear difference in infectious complications recorded up to 30 days postdischarge compared with usual care or control (low certainty).

• Preoperative nutrition therapy in people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.74 [0.53, 1.04]
  7 studies · 925 participants
  Low

Immune‐enhancing supplements (oral or enteral) vs usual care or control

• Preoperative nutrition therapy in people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 688 participants
  Low

Oral nutritional supplements vs usual care or control

Oral nutritional supplements showed no clear difference in non‐infectious complications recorded up to 30 days postdischarge compared with usual care or control (low certainty).

• Preoperative nutrition therapy in people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.9 [0.67, 1.2]
  5 studies · 473 participants
  Low

Oral nutritional supplements vs usual care or control

It is very uncertain whether oral nutritional supplements changes infectious complications recorded up to 30 days postdischarge compared with usual care or control (very low certainty).

• Preoperative nutrition therapy in people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.88 [0.6, 1.27]
  5 studies · 473 participants
  Very low

Oral nutritional supplements vs usual care or control

• Preoperative nutrition therapy in people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 299 participants
  Low

Preoperative parenteral nutrition vs usual care or control

• Preoperative nutrition therapy in people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 135 participants
  Very low

Preoperative enteral nutrition (standard formula) vs usual care or control

• Preoperative nutrition therapy in people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 126 participants
  Very low

Immune‐enhancing supplements (oral or enteral) vs usual care or control

Immune‐enhancing supplements (oral or enteral) showed no clear difference in non‐ infectious complications recorded up to 30 days postdischarge compared with usual care or control (low certainty).

• Preoperative nutrition therapy in people undergoing gastrointestinal surgery 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.79 [0.62, 1]
  8 studies · 1020 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in all‐cause annual hospitalisation days (days/patient‐year) (low certainty).

• Home versus in‐centre haemodialysis for people with kidney failure 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 834 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Silicone earplugs vs no earplugs

• Noise or sound management in the neonatal intensive care unit for preterm or very low birth weight infants 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 24 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Silicone earplugs vs no earplugs

• Noise or sound management in the neonatal intensive care unit for preterm or very low birth weight infants 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 24 participants
  Very low

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts vs Conventional treatment

• Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts for adults with hepatorenal syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 60 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes all‐cause mortality at 31 to 100 days (very low certainty).

• Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1 [0.27, 3.7]
  3 studies · 451 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 388 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 84 participants
  Very low

Early vs delayed laparoscopic appendicectomy

It is very uncertain whether early changes total length of hospital stay (days) compared with delayed laparoscopic appendicectomy (very low certainty).

• Early versus delayed appendicectomy for appendiceal phlegmon or abscess 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 40 participants
  Very low