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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,938 questions · 1,994 findings · 246 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 490 · 24.6%GRADE not reported 71 · 3.6%Very low 669 · 33.6%Low 446 · 22.4%Moderate 264 · 13.2%High 54 · 2.7%

Intervention not reported

Surgical site infection within 30 days in trials with low risk of bias (14 days to 30 days) · surgical patients with need for abdominal, caesarean section, orthopaedic or breast surgery

The intervention showed no clear difference in surgical site infection within 30 days in trials with low risk of… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Surgical site infection within 30 days, irrespective of risk of bias (14 days to 30 days) · surgical patients with need for abdominal, caesarean section, orthopaedic or breast surgery

The intervention showed no clear difference in surgical site infection within 30 days, irrespective of risk of bias… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

Postoperative superficial infections · people with surgical site infection

It is very uncertain whether early dressing removal changes superficial surgical site infection Superficial surgical site… compared with delayed dressing removal (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

PFMT prior to surgical intervention vs surgical intervention alone

Number of women requiring further treatment such as surgery, drugs, mechanical devices (relapse) ‐ not reported · women with urinary incontinence

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Presurgical medical therapy vs Placebo or no active treatment

Pain recurrence (dichotomous) Pain recurrence ≤ 12 months · women having endometriosis surgery

It is very uncertain whether presurgical medical therapy changes pain recurrence (dichotomous) Pain recurrence ≤ 12 months compared with placebo or no medical therapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Presurgical medical therapy vs Placebo or no active treatment

Disease recurrence ≤ 12 months (EEC stage) · women having endometriosis surgery

It is very uncertain whether presurgical medical therapy changes disease recurrence ≤ 12 months (EEC stage) compared with placebo or no medical therapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review