Surgical field bleeding score (during surgery or < 30 minutes after surgery) · adults and children with chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of surgery (minutes) Assessed as: total surgical time · adults and children with chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps
1 finding from 1 review
Overall rate of surgical complications · adults and children with chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps
Tranexamic acid showed no clear difference in surgical complications compared with placebo (saline solution or sterile water) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative endoscopic appearance of the sinonasal surgical cavities: Lund‐Kennedy endoscopic score (range 1 to 10) · adult patients who underwent primary endoscopic sinus surgery, with a diagnosis of recurrent acute or chronic rhinosinusitis
Sinonasal debridement showed no clear difference in postoperative endoscopic appearance of the sinonasal surgical… compared with no debridement (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Reduction in number and/or frequency of surgical interventions and/or time until first relapse requiring surgery · 23 patients aged two years or older with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pain postoperative day 1 № of participants: 538 (6 studies) · patients requiring tonsillectomy (any diagnosis)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Pain postoperative day 3 № of participants: 401 (5 studies) · patients requiring tonsillectomy (any diagnosis)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Pain postoperative day 7 № of participants: 420 (5 studies) · patients requiring tonsillectomy (any diagnosis)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Intraoperative blood loss (mL) · patients requiring tonsillectomy (any diagnosis)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Primary bleeding № of participants: 2055 (25 studies) · patients requiring tonsillectomy (any diagnosis)
Coblation showed no clear difference in primary bleeding № of participants: 2055 (25 studies) compared with other surgical techniques (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.99 [0.48, 2.05]
Studies not reported
Low
Secondary bleeding № of participants: 2118 (25 studies) · patients requiring tonsillectomy (any diagnosis)
Coblation showed no clear difference in secondary bleeding № of participants: 2118 (25 studies) compared with other surgical techniques (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.36 [0.95, 1.95]
Studies not reported
Low
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse event: persistent perforation · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Hearing ‐ mean final hearing threshold (4 months ‐ medium‐term) № of participants: 125 (1 RCT) · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Psychomotor score Performance rating scale Scale from: 0 to 10 · surgical trainees
1 finding from 1 review
Procedural score Time to completion of task · surgical trainees
1 finding from 1 review
End‐product score Modified Welling scale · surgical trainees
1 finding from 1 review
Improvement in frequency of vertigo (complete resolution) at > 12 months · Ménière’s disease
It is very uncertain whether ventilation tubes changes improvement in frequency of vertigo (complete resolution) at > 12… compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in vertigo frequency · Ménière’s disease
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found