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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

120 questions · 133 findings · 10 reviews

No studies found 18 · 13.5%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 69 · 51.9%Low 30 · 22.6%Moderate 14 · 10.5%High 2 · 1.5%

Nonabsorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures vs nonabsorbable tacks only

Haematoma (proportion of participants in each group with haematoma; · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures changes haematoma (3 month) compared with nonabsorbable tacks only (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nonabsorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures vs nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures

Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures changes recurrence (3 month) compared with nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nonabsorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures vs nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures

Seroma (3 month) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures changes seroma (3 month) compared with nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nonabsorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures vs nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures

Haematoma (proportion of participants in each group with haematoma; · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures changes haematoma (3 month) compared with nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐absorbable disaccharides vs placebo or no intervention

All‐cause mortality · prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis

Non‐absorbable disaccharides probably leads to lower mortality compared with placebo/no intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐absorbable disaccharides vs placebo or no intervention

Hepatic encephalopathy · prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis

Non‐absorbable disaccharides probably leads to lower hepatic encephalopathy compared with placebo/no intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐absorbable disaccharides vs placebo or no intervention

Serious adverse events · prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis

Non‐absorbable disaccharides probably leads to lower serious adverse events compared with placebo/no intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐absorbable disaccharides vs placebo or no intervention

Non‐serious adverse events (secondary outcome) · prevention and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in people with cirrhosis

It is very uncertain whether non‐absorbable disaccharides changes non‐serious adverse events (secondary outcome) compared with placebo/no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review