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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

269 questions · 269 findings · 25 reviews · Hepato-Biliary · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 87 · 32.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 117 · 43.5%Low 48 · 17.8%Moderate 14 · 5.2%High 3 · 1.1%

Cysteamine vs no intervention

Hepatotoxicity (aspartate aminotransferase > 1000 IU/L) · people with paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose

Cysteamine may leads to lower hepatotoxicity (aspartate aminotransferase > 1000 IU/L) compared with no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cysteamine vs methionine (randomised trials)

Hepatotoxicity (aspartate aminotransferase > 1000 IU/L) · people with paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose

It is very uncertain whether cysteamine changes hepatotoxicity (aspartate aminotransferase > 1000 U/L) compared with methionine (randomised trials) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) vs TACE alone

Elevated alanine aminotransferase Length of · participants with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus transarterial… changes elevated alanine aminotransferase Length of compared with TACE alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Electrocoagulation in combination with allopurinol or with dimethyl sulphoxide vs control (vehicle solution of allopurinol by mouth)

All‐cause mortality at last · people with liver metastases

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Electrocoagulation in combination with… may leads to lower all‐cause mortality at last compared with control (vehicle solution of allopurinol by mouth) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Electrocoagulation in combination with allopurinol or with dimethyl sulphoxide vs control (vehicle solution of allopurinol by mouth)

Post‐operative deaths · people with liver metastases

It is very uncertain whether summary of Findings Table ‐ Electrocoagulation in combination with… changes post‐operative deaths compared with control (vehicle solution of allopurinol by mouth) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Parenteral nutrition plus branched‐chain‐amino‐acid‐enriched formula vs standard isotonic intravenous glucose solution

Mortality [within first 10 weeks after liver transplantation] · adult patients after liver transplantation.

Parenteral nutrition plus branched‐chain‐amino‐acid‐enriched formula showed no clear difference in mortality [within first 10 weeks after liver transplantation] compared with standard isotonic intravenous glucose solution (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Parenteral nutrition with protein, fat, carbohydrates and branched‐chain amino acids vs 5% dextrose and normal saline

1‐year‐survival · adult patients after liver transplantation.

It is very uncertain whether parenteral nutrition with protein, fat, carbohydrates and… changes 1‐year‐survival compared with 5% dextrose and normal saline (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review