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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,640 questions · 2,709 findings · 446 reviews

No studies found 593 · 21.9%GRADE not reported 241 · 8.9%Very low 538 · 19.9%Low 706 · 26.1%Moderate 516 · 19%High 115 · 4.2%

Latex catheter vs PVC catheter

retaining catheter for less than 6 weeks procedure not specified · patients with long‐term bladder drainage in adults

Latex catheter showed no clear difference in retaining catheter for less than 6 weeks procedure not specified compared with PVC catheter (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs long‐acting beta‐agonists

Hospitalisations, number of participants with 1 or more exacerbations · patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and > 10 pack years smoking history

Tiotropium probably leads to lower patients with 1 or more exacerbations compared with long‐acting beta‐agonists (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs long‐acting beta‐agonists

Mortality (all‐cause) · patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and > 10 pack years smoking history

It is very uncertain whether tiotropium changes mortality (all‐cause) compared with long‐acting beta‐agonists (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Number of participants with increased cough · patients with prolonged non‐specific cough in children

The intervention showed no clear difference in number of participants with increased cough (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Energy, protein and micronutrients vs standard diet

The proportion of pressure ulcers healed · long‐term care patients; inpatients without dehydration with energy intake by tube feeding; patients with pressure ulcers

Summary of findings table ‐ Energy, protein and micronutrients may leads to higher pressure ulcers healed compared with standard diet (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Energy, protein and micronutrients vs standard diet

Time to complete healing of pressure ulcers ‐ not reported · long‐term care patients; inpatients without dehydration with energy intake by tube feeding; patients with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review