Cochrane · systematic review · CD007286

Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures

Greenhalgh, J, Weston, J, Dundar, Y, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library

Epilepsy4 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 20%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 80%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

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Antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis for postcraniotomy seizures

Population: people with postcraniotomy seizures
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Early seizures(number of people with seizures)
no estimate extracted9 studies · 1539 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Late seizures(number of people with seizures)
no estimate extracted5 studies · 798 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Death (number of deaths)
no estimate extracted5 studies · 1016 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Functional outcome (number of people with disabilities)
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Adverse effects (number of people with adverse events)
no estimate extracted8 studies · 1165 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency