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4,752 questions · 6,648 findings · 688 reviews

No studies found 1,125 · 16.9%GRADE not reported 670 · 10.1%Very low 1,796 · 27%Low 1,685 · 25.3%Moderate 1,075 · 16.2%High 297 · 4.5%

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Buprenorphine vs alpha2‐adrenergic agonists

Mean overall withdrawal score (participant rated) · Adults or adolescents with opioid dependence

Buprenorphine showed no clear difference in mean overall withdrawal score, with various methods of assessment compared with alpha2‐adrenergic agonists (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Benzodiazepines vs ANTIHISTAMINES + ANTIPSYCHOTICS

Tranquillisation or asleep: sedation ‐ medium term ‐ midazolam vs haloperidol + promethazineNumber of participants sedated · psychosis‐induced aggression or agitation

Benzodiazepines may leads to higher tranquillisation or asleep: sedation ‐ medium term ‐ midazolam vs… compared with antihistamines plus antipsychotics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table (sensitivity analysis): interventions esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma vs gastric carcinoma

Sensitivity analysis, meta‐regression analysis, first part · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma or gastric carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table (sensitivity analysis): interventions… changes sensitivity analysis, meta‐regression analysis, first part compared with gastric carcinoma (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table (sensitivity analysis): interventions esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma vs gastric carcinoma

Sensitivity analysis, meta‐regression analysis, second part · palliative participants with esophageal and GE‐junction carcinoma or gastric carcinoma

Summary of findings table (sensitivity analysis): interventions… probably leads to lower sensitivity analysis, meta‐regression analysis, second part compared with gastric carcinoma (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Planned early birth vs expectant management

Maternal infectious morbidity (chorioamnionitis and/or endometritis) · women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks' gestation or later)

Planned early birth may leads to lower maternal infectious morbidity (chorioamnionitis and/or endometritis) compared with expectant management (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Neuroprotection vs control

Vertical cup‐disc ratio: the proportion of participants with asymmetrical vertical cup‐disc ratio greater than 0.3 at 4 years' · people with open‐angle glaucoma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Misoprostol vs surgery

Women's views/acceptability of method · incomplete miscarriage

Misoprostol showed no clear difference in women's views/acceptability of method compared with surgery (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Systolic blood pressure clinical digital sphygmomanometer · adults with or without hypertension
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Diastolic blood pressure clinical digital sphygmomanometer · adults with or without hypertension
1 finding from 1 review

LOD vs medical interventions

Harms: GI Upset at 6 months ‐ LOD vs metformin + clomiphene N of participants: 332 (2 RCTs) Harms: OHSS rates at 6 months ‐ LOD vs gonadotrophins N of participants: 33 (1 RCT) · Women with symptoms of PCOS

LOD probably leads to lower harms: GI Upset at 6 months ‐ LOD vs metformin + clomiphene N of… compared with medical interventions (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Antibiotic prescriptions (number of courses/person/year) **Corticosteroids not meta‐analysed · adults (> 18 years of age) with either COPD or recurrent acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

The intervention may leads to higher antibiotic prescriptions (number of courses/person/year)… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review