What do systematic reviews say?

Early open repair vs ultrasound surveillance

Early open repair showed no clear difference in costs (per participant) ( compared with ultrasound surveillance (moderate certainty).

• Surgery for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 1090 participants
  Moderate

Early open repair vs ultrasound surveillance

• Surgery for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 2226 participants
  GRADE not reported

Early open repair vs ultrasound surveillance

• Surgery for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 2226 participants
  GRADE not reported

Surgery for Bell's palsy vs medical treatment (oral prednisolone) or no treatment

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).

• Surgical interventions for the early management of Bell's palsy 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.76
  2 studies · 57 participants
  Very low

Surgery for Bell's palsy vs medical treatment (oral prednisolone) or no treatment

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).

• Surgical interventions for the early management of Bell's palsy 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 57 participants
  Very low

Primary Groin Radiotherapy vs Primary Groin Surgery

Primary Groin Radiotherapy showed no clear difference in groin recurrence compared with primary Groin Surgery (low certainty).

• Primary groin irradiation versus primary groin surgery for early vulvar cancer 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 10.21 [0.59, 175.78]
  1 study · 52 participants
  Low

Primary Groin Radiotherapy vs Primary Groin Surgery

Primary Groin Radiotherapy showed no clear difference in disease specific mortality compared with primary Groin Surgery (low certainty).

• Primary groin irradiation versus primary groin surgery for early vulvar cancer 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3.7 [0.87, 15.8]
  1 study · 52 participants
  Low

Early endovascular repair vs ultrasound surveillance

Early endovascular repair showed no clear difference in mortality ( compared with ultrasound surveillance (low certainty).

• Surgery for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.92 [0.73, 5.06]
  2 studies · 846 participants
  Low

Early endovascular repair vs ultrasound surveillance

Early endovascular repair showed no clear difference in costs ( compared with ultrasound surveillance (low certainty).

• Surgery for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 27
  1 study · 614 participants
  Low
• Surgery for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 2557
  1 study · 614 participants
  Low

Early endovascular repair vs ultrasound surveillance

• Surgery for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 605 participants
  GRADE not reported

Early endovascular repair vs ultrasound surveillance

• Surgery for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 1088 participants
  GRADE not reported

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis vs IPC alone

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis may leads to lower incidence of PEa (early postoperative period) compared with IPC alone (low certainty).

• Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.51 [0.29, 0.91]
  19 studies · 5462 participants
  Low

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis vs IPC alone

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis may leads to lower incidence of DVTc (early postoperative period) compared with IPC alone (low certainty).

• Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.51 [0.36, 0.72]
  18 studies · 5394 participants
  Low

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis vs IPC alone

It is very uncertain whether IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis changes incidence of bleedingd (early postoperative period) compared with IPC alone (very low certainty).

• Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 6.02 [3.88, 9.35]
  13 studies · 4634 participants
  Very low

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis vs IPC alone

It is very uncertain whether IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis changes incidence of major bleedingf (early postoperative period) compared with IPC alone (very low certainty).

• Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 5.77 [2.81, 11.83]
  12 studies · 4133 participants
  Very low

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis vs pharmacological prophylaxis alone

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis may leads to lower incidence of PEa (early postoperative period) compared with pharmacological prophylaxis alone (low certainty).

• Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.46 [0.3, 0.71]
  15 studies · 6737 participants
  Low

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis vs pharmacological prophylaxis alone

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis leads to lower incidence of DVTc (early postoperative period) compared with pharmacological prophylaxis alone (high certainty).

• Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.38 [0.21, 0.7]
  17 studies · 6151 participants
  High

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis vs pharmacological prophylaxis alone

It is very uncertain whether IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis changes incidence of bleedinge (early postoperative period) compared with pharmacological prophylaxis alone (very low certainty).

• Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.87
  6 studies · 1314 participants
  Very low

IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis vs pharmacological prophylaxis alone

It is very uncertain whether IPC plus pharmacological prophylaxis changes incidence of major bleedingg (early postoperative period) compared with pharmacological prophylaxis alone (very low certainty).

• Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.21 [0.35, 4.18]
  5 studies · 908 participants
  Very low

Transverse groin incision vs vertical groin incision

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Transverse versus vertical groin incision for femoral artery approach 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found