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No studies found 247 · 19.4%GRADE not reported 195 · 15.3%Very low 372 · 29.2%Low 282 · 22.1%Moderate 141 · 11.1%High 37 · 2.9%

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or more vs 2 months of therapy

Frequent relapses · children with nephrotic syndrome

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or… showed no clear difference in number with frequent relapses by 12 to 24 months compared with 2 months of therapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or more vs 2 months of therapy

Number of children relapsing by 12 to 24 months · children with nephrotic syndrome

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or… may leads to lower number of children relapsing by 12 to 24 months compared with 2 months of therapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or more vs 2 months of therapy

Number with frequent relapses by 12 to 24 months stratified by risk of selection bias: Low risk of selection bias · children with nephrotic syndrome

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or… showed no clear difference in number with frequent relapses by 12 to 24 months stratified by risk… compared with 2 months of therapy (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or more vs 2 months of therapy

Number with frequent relapses by 12 to 24 months stratified by risk of bias for allocation concealment: unclear or high risk of bias for allocation bias · children with nephrotic syndrome

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or… may leads to lower number with frequent relapses by 12 to 24 months stratified by risk… compared with 2 months of therapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or more vs 2 months of therapy

Adverse events: psychological disorders · children with nephrotic syndrome

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or… showed no clear difference in adverse events: psychological disorders compared with 2 months of therapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or more vs 2 months of therapy

Adverse events: hypertension · children with nephrotic syndrome

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or… showed no clear difference in adverse events: hypertension compared with 2 months of therapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or more vs 2 months of therapy

Adverse events: Cushing's syndrome · children with nephrotic syndrome

Steroid therapy in first episode of nephrotic syndrome: 3 months or… showed no clear difference in adverse events: Cushing's syndrome compared with 2 months of therapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral paracetamol vs placebo

At least 50% reduction in pain · Patients requiring surgical removal of a lower wisdom tooth or teeth, with baseline moderate to severe pain (surgery under local…

Paracetamol (single oral dose, any dose or formulation; subgroups up… led to higher achieving at least 50% pain relief at 4 hours (using pain intensity… compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

3 findings from 1 review

Oral paracetamol vs placebo

Participant‐reported pain relief of 50% or greater · Patients requiring surgical removal of a lower wisdom tooth or teeth, with baseline moderate to severe pain (surgery under local…

Paracetamol (single oral dose, any dose or formulation; subgroups up… led to higher achieving at least 50% pain relief at 6 hours (using pain relief… compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Endodontic therapy (surgical or non-surgical) performed with the aid of one or more magnification devices (surgical microscope, endoscope or magnifying loupes) vs The same endodontic therapy performed without magnification devices (without visual enhancers)

Quality of root-end filling (retrograde/surgical treatment) · Patients of any age who received endodontic therapy and were followed up for at least 1 year after treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Magnification devices for endodontic therapy 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
    No included study assessed this outcome; the review notes that such secondary outcomes were only sporadically reported and were never statistically assessed.
    Studies not reported
    No studies found

Endodontic therapy (surgical or non-surgical) performed with the aid of one or more magnification devices (surgical microscope, endoscope or magnifying loupes) vs The same endodontic therapy performed without magnification devices (without visual enhancers)

Removal of broken (fractured) instruments from the root canal · Patients of any age who received endodontic therapy and were followed up for at least 1 year after treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Magnification devices for endodontic therapy 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
    No included study assessed this outcome; the review notes that such secondary outcomes were only sporadically reported and were never statistically assessed.
    Studies not reported
    No studies found

Endodontic therapy (surgical or non-surgical) performed with the aid of one or more magnification devices (surgical microscope, endoscope or magnifying loupes) vs The same endodontic therapy performed without magnification devices (without visual enhancers)

Total time required to complete the clinical procedure · Patients of any age who received endodontic therapy and were followed up for at least 1 year after treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Magnification devices for endodontic therapy 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
    No included study assessed procedure time; such outcomes were only sporadically reported and were never statistically assessed.
    Studies not reported
    No studies found

Endodontic therapy (surgical or non-surgical) performed with the aid of one or more magnification devices (surgical microscope, endoscope or magnifying loupes) vs The same endodontic therapy performed without magnification devices (without visual enhancers)

Repair of root perforations · Patients of any age who received endodontic therapy and were followed up for at least 1 year after treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Magnification devices for endodontic therapy 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
    No included study assessed this outcome; the review notes that such secondary outcomes were only sporadically reported and were never statistically assessed.
    Studies not reported
    No studies found

Endodontic therapy (surgical or non-surgical) performed with the aid of one or more magnification devices (surgical microscope, endoscope or magnifying loupes) vs The same endodontic therapy performed without magnification devices (without visual enhancers)

Quality of visualisation of root canal anatomy and morphology · Patients of any age who received endodontic therapy and were followed up for at least 1 year after treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Magnification devices for endodontic therapy 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
    No included study assessed this outcome; the review notes that such secondary outcomes were only sporadically reported and were never statistically assessed.
    Studies not reported
    No studies found

Endodontic therapy (surgical or non-surgical) performed with the aid of one or more magnification devices (surgical microscope, endoscope or magnifying loupes) vs The same endodontic therapy performed without magnification devices (without visual enhancers)

Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Patients of any age who received endodontic therapy and were followed up for at least 1 year after treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Magnification devices for endodontic therapy 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
    >=1 year after treatment
    None of the studies fulfilled our inclusion criteria and therefore no data analysis was conducted (three potentially eligible trials were identified from 1234 records; all were excluded).
    Studies not reported
    No studies found

Infliximab combined with purine analogues vs purine analogues

Clinical relapse · Participants with Crohn's disease in remission

Infliximab combined with purine analogues probably leads to lower clinical relapse (at 48 weeks, CDAI of 150 or greater together with… compared with purine analogues (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings for the main comparison: comprehensive care programmes vs usual care

Parent health, functioning, and quality of life Patient‐Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) (higher scores = more of the outcome of interest, which can mean improvement or deterioration depending on the outcome) · children with medical complexity
1 finding from 1 review

Pressure‐garment therapy (PGT) vs no treatment/lanolin

Scar improvement (POSAS) (0–10, higher score = more severe scarring) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
2 findings from 1 review