Complications from the intervention · people with subarachnoid haemorrhage from a ruptured intracranial aneurysm
Endovascular coiling showed no clear difference in complications from the intervention compared with neurosurgical clipping (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Postoperative delirium (POD) within 7 days (As assessed by any method such as the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) in the first week after operation) · adults aged 18 years or over undergoing general anaesthesia for non‐cardiac or non‐neurosurgical elective operations
The intervention probably leads to lower postoperative delirium (POD) within 7 days (As assessed by any… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) (As determined by any method of assessing POCD including a battery of neuropsychological tests according to the criteria described by the International Study of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (ISPOCD)) · adults aged 18 years or over undergoing general anaesthesia for non‐cardiac or non‐neurosurgical elective operations
The intervention showed no clear difference in postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) (As determined by any… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
All‐cause mortality · adults aged 18 years or over undergoing general anaesthesia for non‐cardiac or non‐neurosurgical elective operations
The intervention showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Any postoperative complication · adults aged 18 years or over undergoing general anaesthesia for non‐cardiac or non‐neurosurgical elective operations
The intervention probably leads to lower any postoperative complication (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Postoperative length of stay (days) · adults aged 18 years or over undergoing general anaesthesia for non‐cardiac or non‐neurosurgical elective operations
1 finding from 1 review
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