Cochrane · systematic review · CD009697

Perioperative corticosteroids for preventing complications following facial plastic surgery

da Silva, EMK, Hochman, B, Ferreira, LM · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library

WoundsAMSTAR 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
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 100%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: adults undergoing facial plastic surgery
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Oedema ‐ Day 1 Scale 1 to 4
no estimate extracted2 studies · 60 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Ecchymosis ‐ Day 1 Scale 1 to 4
no estimate extracted2 studies · 60 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision