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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

224 questions · 238 findings · 23 reviews

No studies found 85 · 35.7%GRADE not reported 24 · 10.1%Very low 59 · 24.8%Low 51 · 21.4%Moderate 19 · 8%High 0 · 0%

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery

Disease‐specific quality of life · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices
2 findings from 1 review

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery

Recanalisation or persistence of reflux at 6 weeks · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy showed no clear difference in recanalisation or persistence of reflux at 6 weeks compared with conventional surgery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy vs conventional surgery

Recurrence of reflux at 1 year · people requiring intervention for short saphenous vein varices

Ultrasound‐guided foam sclerotherapy showed no clear difference in recurrence of reflux at 1 year compared with conventional surgery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Reactive gel surfaces on operating tables followed by foam surfaces on ward beds vs alternating pressure (active) air surfaces on operating tables and subsequently on ward beds

Proportion of participants developing a new pressure ulcer · preventing pressure ulcers

Reactive gel surfaces on operating tables followed by foam surfaces… may leads to higher proportion of participants developing a new pressure ulcer compared with alternating pressure (active) air surfaces on operating tables and… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Reactive gel surfaces on operating tables followed by foam surfaces on ward beds vs alternating pressure (active) air surfaces on operating tables and subsequently on ward beds

Time to pressure ulcer development · preventing pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Reactive gel surfaces on operating tables followed by foam surfaces on ward beds vs alternating pressure (active) air surfaces on operating tables and subsequently on ward beds

Support surface associated patient comfort · preventing pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Reactive gel surfaces on operating tables followed by foam surfaces on ward beds vs alternating pressure (active) air surfaces on operating tables and subsequently on ward beds

Health‐related quality of life · preventing pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Reactive gel surfaces on operating tables followed by foam surfaces on ward beds vs alternating pressure (active) air surfaces on operating tables and subsequently on ward beds

Cost‐effectiveness · preventing pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Foam sclerotherapy vs placebo

Complications ‐ DVT · participants with varicose veinsa

It is very uncertain whether foam sclerotherapy changes complications ‐ DVT compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Foam sclerotherapy vs placebo

Residual varicose veins · participants with varicose veinsa

It is very uncertain whether foam sclerotherapy changes residual varicose veins compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review