Cochrane · systematic review · CD008735
Glucocorticosteroids for infants with biliary atresia following Kasai portoenterostomy
Tyraskis, A, Parsons, C, Davenport, M · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
Hepato-BiliaryAMSTAR 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 16.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 83.3%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
Comparison
Population: infants with biliary atresia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality six months after Kasai portoenterostomy | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Serious adverse event, two years | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Health‐related quality of life | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Infants who did not clear jaundice at six months | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
All‐cause mortality or liver transplantation at two years | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Subgroup analysis of infants operated on at less than 70 days of age who did not clear their jaundice by six months after Kasai portoenterostomy | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: imprecision |