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1,793 questions · 1,866 findings · 339 reviews

No studies found 245 · 13.1%GRADE not reported 142 · 7.6%Very low 612 · 32.8%Low 513 · 27.5%Moderate 305 · 16.3%High 49 · 2.6%

Psychological therapies vs SSRI

Short‐term improvement Scale used (range; lower is better): panic frequency Clinical Global Impression (1 to 7) Agoraphobic Cognitive Questionnaire (1 to 70) Fear Questionnaire Agoraphobia Subscale (0 to 14) · adults with panic disorder
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Short‐term mortality · people with necrotising pancreatitis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic vs open transhiatal oesophagectomy

Short‐term mortality (in hospital or within 3 months) · patients with oesophageal cancer

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic changes short‐term mortality (in hospital or within 3 months) compared with open transhiatal oesophagectomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Short‐term mortality · patients with pancreatic pseudocysts

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐surgical vs surgical treatment of oesophageal cancer (primary outcomes)

Short‐term mortality All‐cause mortality either in‐hospital or within 3 months · patients with oesophageal cancer

It is very uncertain whether non‐surgical changes short‐term mortality All‐cause mortality either in‐hospital or… compared with surgical treatment of oesophageal cancer (primary outcomes) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Duodenum‐preserving pancreatic resection vs pancreaticoduodenectomy

Short‐term mortality · people requiring surgery for chronic pancreatitis

It is very uncertain whether duodenum‐preserving pancreatic resection changes short‐term mortality compared with pancreaticoduodenectomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic eardrops (with or without a corticosteroid) vs oral antibiotics

Resolution of ear discharge at short‐term

Antibiotic eardrops (with or without a corticosteroid) probably leads to higher resolution of ear discharge at short‐term compared with oral antibiotics (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Protease‐modulating matrix dressing regimen vs any other dressing regimen

Proportion of participants with healed ulcers at 6 weeks · people with venous leg ulcers

It is very uncertain whether protease‐modulating matrix dressing regimen changes proportion of participants healed ‐ short term (4‐8 weeks) compared with any other dressing regimen (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fractional laser vs radiofrequency

Participant‐assessed adverse events (short‐term) · people with acne scars

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review