Reviews

Systematic reviews

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Systematic reviews

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis in people with low surgical risk

Surgical portosystemic shunts versus transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for variceal haemorrhage in people with cirrhosis

Endovascular coiling versus neurosurgical clipping for people with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage

Processed electroencephalogram and evoked potential techniques for amelioration of postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction following non‐cardiac and non‐neurosurgical procedures in adults

Surgical portosystemic shunts versus devascularisation procedures for prevention of variceal rebleeding in people with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis

Adverse side effects of dexamethasone in surgical patients

Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older people admitted to a surgical service

Stent placement versus surgical palliation for adults with malignant gastric outlet obstruction

Perioperative administration of buffered versus non‐buffered crystalloid intravenous fluid to improve outcomes following adult surgical procedures

Coblation versus other surgical techniques for tonsillectomy

Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth

Surgical versus non‐surgical management for pleural empyema

Interventions to improve access to cataract surgical services and their impact on equity in low‐ and middle‐income countries

Liposomal bupivacaine infiltration at the surgical site for the management of postoperative pain

Intracavity lavage and wound irrigation for prevention of surgical site infection

Surgical interventions for vertical strabismus in superior oblique palsy

Nasal decontamination for the prevention of surgical site infection in Staphylococcus aureus carriers

Dressings for the prevention of surgical site infection

Fast‐track cardiac care for adult cardiac surgical patients

Pylorus‐preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (pp Whipple) versus pancreaticoduodenectomy (classic Whipple) for surgical treatment of periampullary and pancreatic carcinoma

Percutaneous techniques versus surgical techniques for tracheostomy

Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis

Surgical interventions (microfracture, drilling, mosaicplasty, and allograft transplantation) for treating isolated cartilage defects of the knee in adults

Surgery versus non‐surgical management for unilateral ureteric‐pelvic junction obstruction in newborns and infants less than two years of age

Endovenous ablation therapy (laser or radiofrequency) or foam sclerotherapy versus conventional surgical repair for short saphenous varicose veins