Primary patency ( · people with peripheral vascular disease requiring above‐knee femoro‐popliteal bypass surgery
PTFE showed no clear difference in primary patency (24 months) compared with dacron (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
OR 1.23 [0.92, 1.65]
Studies not reported
Low
OR 1.67 [0.96, 2.9]
Studies not reported
Low
Secondary patency (24 months) · people with peripheral vascular disease requiring above‐knee femoro‐popliteal bypass surgery
PTFE may leads to higher secondary patency (24 months) compared with dacron (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.54 [1.04, 2.28]
Studies not reported
Low
Limb salvage · people with peripheral vascular disease requiring above‐knee femoro‐popliteal bypass surgery
PTFE showed no clear difference in limb salvage (24 months) compared with dacron (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.82 [0.27, 2.48]
Studies not reported
Low
Overall mortality ( · People with localised rectal carcinoma
Preoperative radiotherapy probably leads to lower overall mortality ( compared with surgery alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall mortality ‐ only total mesorectal excision ( · People with localised rectal carcinoma
Preoperative radiotherapy showed no clear difference in overall mortality ‐ only total mesorectal excision ( compared with surgery alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Cause‐specific mortality · People with localised rectal carcinoma
Preoperative radiotherapy showed no clear difference in cause‐specific mortality ( compared with surgery alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Local recurrence · People with localised rectal carcinoma
Preoperative radiotherapy probably leads to lower local recurrence ( compared with surgery alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Curative resection ( · People with localised rectal carcinoma
Preoperative radiotherapy showed no clear difference in curative resection ( compared with surgery alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Sphincter preservation ( · People with localised rectal carcinoma
Preoperative radiotherapy showed no clear difference in sphincter preservation ( compared with surgery alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life ( · People with localised rectal carcinoma
1 finding from 1 review
Bradycardia (requiring pharmacological or pacemaker treatment during the period of study drug administration) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery
Alpha‐2 adrenergic agonists probably leads to higher bradycardia (requiring pharmacological or pacemaker treatment during… compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hypotension (requiring treatment with inotropes or vasopressors during the period of study drug administration) · adults undergoing cardiac surgery
Alpha‐2 adrenergic agonists showed no clear difference in hypotension (requiring treatment with inotropes or vasopressors… compared with control (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Bradycardia (requiring pharmacological or pacemaker treatment during the period of study drug administration) · adults undergoing non‐cardiac surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Hypotension (requiring treatment with inotropes or vasopressors during the period of study drug administration) · adults undergoing non‐cardiac surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Joint pain at rest · adults having abdominal surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Pain on movement at 24 hours Visual analogue scale Scale from zero to 10 · adults having abdominal surgery
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality rate at 30 days · adults having abdominal surgery
Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality rate at 30 days compared with intravenous patient‐controlled analgesia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Failure of analgesic technique requiring alternative approach (assessed at any time) · adults having abdominal surgery
Epidural analgesia probably leads to higher failure of analgesic technique requiring alternative approach… compared with intravenous patient‐controlled analgesia (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events (assessed at any time during · adults having abdominal surgery
Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in adverse events (assessed at any time during compared with intravenous patient‐controlled analgesia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of postoperative hospital stay · patients undergoing surgery for head and neck cancer
Immunonutrition showed no clear difference in postoperative length of hospital stay (days) compared with standard care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review