Intervention not reported
No active intervention(1 RCT, 140 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes no active intervention(1 RCT, 140 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.14 [0.56, 2.4]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(3 RCTs, 330 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes variceal band ligation(3 RCTs, 330 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.8 [0.47, 1.36]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Sclerotherapy(1 RCT, 141 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes sclerotherapy(1 RCT, 141 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.91 [0.44, 1.95]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Nitrates(1 RCT, 118 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes nitrates(1 RCT, 118 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.27 [0.61, 2.66]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Beta‐blockers + sclerotherapy(1 RCT, 141 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes beta‐blockers + sclerotherapy(1 RCT, 141 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.92 [0.41, 2.08]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
No active intervention(2 RCTs, 208 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes no active intervention(2 RCTs, 208 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 2.71 [0.97, 7.68]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
No active intervention(10 RCTs, 1200 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
The intervention may leads to higher no active intervention(10 RCTs, 1200 participants) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 2.04 [1.5, 2.78]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(9 RCTs, 879 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes variceal band ligation(9 RCTs, 879 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.72 [0.33, 1.51]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Sclerotherapy(3 RCTs, 175 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes sclerotherapy(3 RCTs, 175 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.02 [0.33, 3.27]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Beta‐blockers + variceal band ligation(1 RCT, 173 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
The intervention may leads to lower beta‐blockers + variceal band ligation(1 RCT, 173 participants) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.21 [0.04, 0.71]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Nitrates(1 RCT, 52 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
The intervention may leads to higher nitrates(1 RCT, 52 participants) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 6.4 [1.58, 47.42]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(2 RCTs, 130 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(17 RCTs, 1640 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes variceal band ligation(17 RCTs, 1640 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.05 [0.8, 1.38]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Sclerotherapy(5 RCTs, 320 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes sclerotherapy(5 RCTs, 320 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.35 [0.95, 1.92]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Beta‐blockers + variceal band ligation(2 RCTs, 313 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes beta‐blockers + variceal band ligation(2 RCTs, 313 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.11 [0.56, 2.19]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Beta‐blockers + nitrates(2 RCTs, 203 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes beta‐blockers + nitrates(2 RCTs, 203 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.84 [0.44, 1.64]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Nitrates(3 RCTs, 298 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes nitrates(3 RCTs, 298 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.19 [0.66, 2.11]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Beta‐blockers + sclerotherapy(2 RCTs, 167 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
The intervention may leads to higher beta‐blockers + sclerotherapy(2 RCTs, 167 participants) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 2.08 [1.03, 4.08]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Interventions · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Sclerotherapy plus Variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
The intervention showed no clear difference in sclerotherapy plus Variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.78 [0.35, 1.76]
Studies not reported
Low