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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

141 questions · 153 findings · 16 reviews · Urology

No studies found 42 · 27.5%GRADE not reported 2 · 1.3%Very low 16 · 10.5%Low 56 · 36.6%Moderate 33 · 21.6%High 4 · 2.6%

Abundant water intake vs standard water intake

Stone recurrence (assessed as symptomatic renal colic/stone expulsion episodes and imaging) · participants with a prior history of nephrolithiasis

Increased water intake may leads to lower stone recurrence (assessed as symptomatic renal colic/stone… compared with standard water intake (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Abundant water intake vs standard water intake

Time to recurrence · participants with a prior history of nephrolithiasis

Increased water intake may leads to lower time to recurrence (absolute event rate based on 5‐year compared with standard water intake (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early vs deferred AST

Time to death from any cause (here: overall mortality at 12‐month · advanced hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer

Early probably leads to lower time to death of any cause (here: all‐cause mortality at 5 years) compared with deferred AST (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Potassium citrate vs no intervention

Proportion of participants who developed a new urinary stone · children with idiopathic urinary calculi treated with shockwave lithotripsy

Potassium citrate may leads to lower proportion of participants who developed a new urinary stone compared with no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Potassium citrate vs no intervention

Proportion of participants with adverse events while undergoing intervention · children with idiopathic urinary calculi treated with shockwave lithotripsy

It is very uncertain whether potassium citrate changes proportion of participants with adverse events while undergoing… compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review