Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(9 RCTs, 879 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes variceal band ligation(9 RCTs, 879 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.72 [0.33, 1.51]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Beta‐blockers + variceal band ligation(1 RCT, 173 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
The intervention may leads to lower beta‐blockers + variceal band ligation(1 RCT, 173 participants) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.21 [0.04, 0.71]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(2 RCTs, 130 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(17 RCTs, 1640 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes variceal band ligation(17 RCTs, 1640 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.05 [0.8, 1.38]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Beta‐blockers + variceal band ligation(2 RCTs, 313 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and oesophageal varices with no history of bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes beta‐blockers + variceal band ligation(2 RCTs, 313 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.11 [0.56, 2.19]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Sclerotherapy plus Variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
The intervention showed no clear difference in sclerotherapy plus Variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.78 [0.35, 1.76]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Beta‐blockers plus Nitrates plus Variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
The intervention showed no clear difference in beta‐blockers plus Nitrates plus Variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.89 [0.4, 1.98]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Beta‐blockers plus Variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
The intervention showed no clear difference in beta‐blockers plus Variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.83 [0.22, 3.05]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(1 RCT; 100 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
The intervention may leads to lower variceal band ligation(1 RCT; 100 participants) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.19 [0.06, 0.53]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(3 RCTs; 215 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
The intervention showed no clear difference in variceal band ligation(3 RCTs; 215 participants) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.39 [0.16, 1.09]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(2 RCTs; 188 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
The intervention probably leads to lower variceal band ligation(2 RCTs; 188 participants) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(1 RCT; 111 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes variceal band ligation(1 RCT; 111 participants) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.94 [0.03, 35.27]
Studies not reported
Very low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(2 RCTs; 111 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
The intervention showed no clear difference in variceal band ligation(2 RCTs; 111 participants) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.61 [0.72, 3.77]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Sclerotherapy plus variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
The intervention showed no clear difference in sclerotherapy plus variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.83 [0.46, 7.4]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(5 RCTs; 399 participants) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
The intervention showed no clear difference in variceal band ligation(5 RCTs; 399 participants) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.95 [0.62, 1.46]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) · people with liver cirrhosis and previous oesophageal variceal bleeding
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes variceal band ligation(No direct RCT) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of gastric varices · primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis
It is very uncertain whether sclerotherapy changes serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of… compared with no intervention (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of bleeding from gastric varices · primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis
It is very uncertain whether sclerotherapy changes serious adverse events and liver‐related morbidity: incidence of… compared with no intervention (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oesophageal variceal bleeding · primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children with chronic liver disease or portal vein thrombosis
It is very uncertain whether sclerotherapy changes oesophageal variceal bleeding compared with no intervention (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intraventricular haemorrhage · very preterm infants with or at risk of germinal matrix‐intraventricular haemorrhage in preterm infants
It is very uncertain whether supine midline head position changes intraventricular haemorrhage, any grade compared with any other supine head position (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review