What do systematic reviews say?

Endoscopic surgery vs open surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Endoscopic surgery vs open surgery

It is very uncertain whether endoscopic surgery changes adverse events (infection, dysaesthesia) compared with open surgery (very low certainty).

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.74 [0.74, 10.06]
  1 study · 231 participants
  Very low

Endoscopic surgery vs open surgery

It is very uncertain whether endoscopic surgery changes neurovascular injury compared with open surgery (very low certainty).

• Surgery for trigger finger 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3.08 [0.13, 74.79]
  1 study · 231 participants
  Very low

Excisional surgery vs Ablative surgery

Excisional surgery may leads to higher subsequent spontaneous conception compared with ablative surgery (low certainty).

• Excisional surgery versus ablative surgery for ovarian endometriomata 2008 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 5.21 [2.04, 13.29]
  2 studies · 88 participants
  Low

Excisional surgery vs Ablative surgery

It is very uncertain whether excisional surgery changes pregnancy rate after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation compared with ablative surgery (very low certainty).

• Excisional surgery versus ablative surgery for ovarian endometriomata 2008 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.4 [0.47, 4.15]
  1 study · 65 participants
  Very low

Surgery vs splint

Surgery probably leads to higher clinical improvement ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months compared with splint (moderate certainty).

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.1 [1.04, 4.24]
  3 studies · 210 participants
  Moderate

Surgery vs corticosteroid injection

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 191 participants
  Moderate

Surgery vs corticosteroid injection

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 123 participants
  Moderate

Surgery vs corticosteroid injection

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Surgery vs corticosteroid injection

It is very uncertain whether surgery changes adverse effects compared with corticosteroid injection (very low certainty).

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.49 [0.25, 8.7]
  2 studies · 90 participants
  Very low

Surgery vs splint

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 195 participants
  Moderate

Surgery vs splint

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 195 participants
  Moderate

Surgery vs splint

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Surgery vs splint

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 167 participants
  Low

Surgery vs splint

It is very uncertain whether surgery changes adverse effects compared with splint (very low certainty).

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.11 [0.37, 12.12]
  2 studies · 210 participants
  Very low

Surgery vs corticosteroid injection

It is very uncertain whether surgery changes clinical improvement ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months compared with corticosteroid injection (very low certainty).

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.23 [0.73, 2.06]
  3 studies · 187 participants
  Very low

Surgery vs corticosteroid injection

• Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 118 participants
  Very low

Surgery vs Radiotherapy alone

• Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Adverse events: grade 2+ treatment-related events similar (31/34 radiotherapy vs 33/34 surgery; RR 0.94, 0.83 to 1.06); more hearing loss/neutropenia/constipation/tinnitus with radiotherapy, more oral bleeding/trismus…
  1 study · 68 participants
  Very low

Surgery vs Radiotherapy alone

Surgery showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with radiotherapy alone (low certainty).

• Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes

  3 years
  HR 0.83 [0.09, 7.46]
  1 study · 68 participants
  Low

Surgery vs Radiotherapy alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Locoregional recurrence: not reported.
  0 studies
  No studies found