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2,539 questions · 2,602 findings · 424 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 572 · 22%GRADE not reported 189 · 7.3%Very low 527 · 20.3%Low 685 · 26.3%Moderate 514 · 19.8%High 115 · 4.4%

General anaesthesia vs non‐general anaesthesia

Functional outcomes · acute ischaemic stroke endovascular treatment (long‐term)

General anaesthesia showed no clear difference in functional outcome (dichotomous; mRS ≤ 2) compared with non‐general anaesthesia (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults after shorter vs longer durations

Number of participants requiring recatheterisation · adults with short‐term indwelling urethral catheters that need to be removed

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults after… may leads to higher number of participants requiring recatheterisation compared with longer durations (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults after shorter vs longer durations

Symptomatic catheter associated urinary tract infection · adults with short‐term indwelling urethral catheters that need to be removed

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults after… probably leads to lower symptomatic catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) Â compared with longer durations (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults after shorter vs longer durations

Dysuria · adults with short‐term indwelling urethral catheters that need to be removed

Removal of short‐term indwelling urethral catheters in adults after… may leads to lower dysuria compared with longer durations (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Short‐duration antiepileptic drug treatment vs long‐duration antiepileptic drug treatment

Seizure control Seizure recurrence · people with neurocysticercosis

Short‐duration antiepileptic drug treatment showed no clear difference in seizure control(seizure recurrence) compared with long‐duration antiepileptic drug treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

[Radial] Oblique‐axis in‐plane B‐mode ultrasound vs long‐axis in‐plane B‐mode ultrasound

First‐attempt success rate · adults requiring radial artery catheterisation

It is very uncertain whether [Radial] Oblique‐axis in‐plane B‐mode ultrasound changes first‐attempt success rate compared with long‐axis in‐plane B‐mode ultrasound (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review