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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

298 questions · 307 findings · 39 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 46 · 15%GRADE not reported 4 · 1.3%Very low 97 · 31.6%Low 83 · 27%Moderate 57 · 18.6%High 20 · 6.5%

Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA) mouthwash/solution (SoF eligibility: TXA or EACA; all included trials used topical TXA) vs placebo or usual care

Major surgical complications · Percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Topical TXA showed no clear difference in major surgical complications compared with no TXA (placebo or usual care) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA) mouthwash/solution (SoF eligibility: TXA or EACA; all included trials used topical TXA) vs placebo or usual care

Minor surgical complications · Percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Topical TXA may leads to lower minor surgical complications compared with no TXA (placebo or usual care) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic TXA vs placebo or usual care

Unplanned hospitalizations or readmissions · Percutaneous nephrolithotomy

It is very uncertain whether systemic TXA changes unplanned hospitalizations or readmissions compared with no TXA (placebo or usual care) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review