Postoperative wound or systemic infection · participants undergoing surgery
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in postoperative wound or systemic infection compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Delayed wound healing · participants undergoing surgery
Dexamethasone showed no clear difference in delayed wound healing compared with control (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Glycaemic response ‐ change from baseline to 2 to 12 hours postoperatively in patients without diabetes · participants undergoing surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Glycaemic response ‐ change from baseline to 10 to 24 hours after surgery in patients with diabetes · participants undergoing surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Mortality · Improving outcomes in older adult people admitted to a surgical service.
The intervention showed no clear difference in mortality (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.85 [0.68, 1.05]
1316 participants
Moderate
Intervention not reported
Discharge to an increased level of care · Improving outcomes in older adult people admitted to a surgical service.
The intervention leads to lower discharge to an increased level of care (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.71 [0.55, 0.92]
941 participants
High
Intervention not reported
Length of stay · Improving outcomes in older adult people admitted to a surgical service.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
841 participants
Moderate
Intervention not reported
Re‐admission · Improving outcomes in older adult people admitted to a surgical service.
The intervention showed no clear difference in re‐admission (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1 [0.76, 1.32]
741 participants
Moderate
Intervention not reported
Total cost · Improving outcomes in older adult people admitted to a surgical service.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
397 participants
Moderate
Intervention not reported
Major complication · Improving outcomes in older adult people admitted to a surgical service.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
579 participants
Low
Intervention not reported
Major complication ‐ delirium · Improving outcomes in older adult people admitted to a surgical service.
The intervention may leads to lower major complication ‐ delirium (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.75 [0.6, 0.94]
705 participants
Low
Re‐establishment of oral intake (technical success of the intervention) · people with malignant gastric outlet obstruction
Duodenal stenting showed no clear difference in re‐establishment of oral intake (technical success of the… compared with surgical palliation (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to re‐establishment of oral intake · people with malignant gastric outlet obstruction
Duodenal stenting showed no clear difference in time to re‐establishment of oral intake compared with surgical palliation (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · people with malignant gastric outlet obstruction
It is very uncertain whether duodenal stenting changes all‐cause mortality compared with surgical palliation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Median survival postintervention · people with malignant gastric outlet obstruction
It is very uncertain whether duodenal stenting changes median survival postintervention compared with surgical palliation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to recurrence of obstructive symptoms · people with malignant gastric outlet obstruction
Duodenal stenting showed no clear difference in time to recurrence of obstructive symptoms compared with surgical palliation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · people with malignant gastric outlet obstruction
It is very uncertain whether duodenal stenting changes adverse events compared with surgical palliation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · people with malignant gastric outlet obstruction
Duodenal stenting showed no clear difference in length of hospital stay compared with surgical palliation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life · people with malignant gastric outlet obstruction
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pain postoperative day 1 № of participants: 538 (6 studies) · patients requiring tonsillectomy (any diagnosis)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low