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864 questions · 884 findings · 229 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 136 · 15.4%GRADE not reported 37 · 4.2%Very low 242 · 27.4%Low 298 · 33.7%Moderate 131 · 14.8%High 40 · 4.5%

Brief admission to psychiatric hospital by self‐referral plus treatment as usual vs treatment

Deatha Timing of outcome assessment: 12 months · adults meeting 3 or more diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder

Brief admission to psychiatric hospital by self‐referral plus… showed no clear difference in deatha Timing of outcome assessment: 12 months compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic administration of paracetamol vs placebo or no intervention

All‐cause mortality during hospital stay · preterm infants with PDA

Prophylactic administration of paracetamol showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality during initial hospital stay (by clinical… compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Remifentanil vs diazepam

Surgical assessment/satisfaction score = 1 or 2 (Technically successful procedure as defined by trial authors) · health problem or population

Summary of findings table ‐ Remifentanil may leads to higher surgical assessment/satisfaction score = 1 or 2 (Technically… compared with diazepam (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Remifentanil vs diazepam

Maternal OAA score (observer assessment of alertness/sedation) < 4 (Maternal sedation measured using sedation scores as defined by authors) · health problem or population

Summary of findings table ‐ Remifentanil may leads to lower maternal OAA score (observer assessment of alertness/sedation) < 4… compared with diazepam (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy vs no treatment

Scar severity ‐ 585‐nm Pulsed‐Dye Laser (PDL) versus no treatment ‐ patient self‐assessment of scar improvement of 50% or higher ‐ hypertrophic and keloid scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

Laser therapy may leads to higher scar severity ‐ 585‐nm Pulsed‐Dye Laser (PDL) versus no treatment ‐… compared with no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy vs other treatments

Scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus TAC ‐ patient self‐assessment of scar improvement of 50% or higher, or patients considering the scar better or much better ‐ hypertrophic and keloid scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

It is very uncertain whether laser therapy changes scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus TAC ‐ patient self‐assessment of… compared with other treatments (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy vs other treatments

Scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus 5‐FU ‐ patient self‐assessment of scar improvement of 50% or higher ‐ hypertrophic and keloid scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

It is very uncertain whether laser therapy changes scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus 5‐FU ‐ patient self‐assessment of… compared with other treatments (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy vs other treatments

Scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus TAC plus 5‐FU ‐ patient self‐assessment of scar improvement of 50% or higher ‐ hypertrophic and keloid scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

It is very uncertain whether laser therapy changes scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL versus TAC plus 5‐FU ‐ patient… compared with other treatments (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy vs other treatments

Scar severity ‐ erbium laser versus TAC ‐ patient self‐assessment ‐ patients considering the scar much better ‐ hypertrophic scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

It is very uncertain whether laser therapy changes scar severity ‐ erbium laser versus TAC ‐ patient self‐assessment ‐… compared with other treatments (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy plus other treatment vs other treatment

Scar severity ‐ 585‐nm pulsed‐dye laser (PDL) plus triamcinolone acetonide (TAC) plus 5‐Fluorouracil (5‐FU) versus TAC plus 5‐FU ‐ blinded observer assessment of good to excellent scar improvement ‐ hypertrophic and keloid scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

It is very uncertain whether laser therapy plus other treatment changes scar severity ‐ 585‐nm pulsed‐dye laser (PDL) plus triamcinolone… compared with other treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laser therapy plus other treatment vs other treatment

Scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL plus TAC plus 5 FU versus TAC plus 5‐FU ‐ patient self‐assessment of good to excellent scar improvement ‐ hypertrophic and keloid scars ‐ · participants with hypertrophic and keloid scars

It is very uncertain whether laser therapy plus other treatment changes scar severity ‐ 585‐nm PDL plus TAC plus 5 FU versus TAC plus 5‐FU ‐… compared with other treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review