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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

4,345 questions · 4,525 findings · 483 reviews

No studies found 1,024 · 22.6%GRADE not reported 388 · 8.6%Very low 1,172 · 25.9%Low 1,227 · 27.1%Moderate 576 · 12.7%High 138 · 3%

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

Surgery plus radiotherapy vs Radiotherapy alone

Adverse events associated with treatment · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review

Mohs micrographic surgery vs surgical excision

Recurrence · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin

Mohs micrographic surgery showed no clear difference in recurrence at 3 years compared with surgical excision (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Infectious complications (infectious complication after surgery (e.g. pneumonia, urinary tract infection))

The intervention showed no clear difference in infectious complications (infectious complication after surgery… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review