Oral anticoagulants for prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation

Oral anticoagulants for prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation

Cochrane Review 5 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Mouth dryness (at the end of treatment 4–6 weeks)
Placebo (sham acupuncture)
-0.34 - - Not assessed
Unstimulated whole saliva (end of treatment)
Placebo (sham acupuncture)
0.02 - - Not assessed
Stimulated whole saliva (end of treatment)
Placebo (sham acupuncture)
0.19 - - Not assessed
Unstimulated whole saliva (1 year follow‐up)
Placebo (sham acupuncture)
0.06 - - Not assessed
Stimulated whole saliva (1 year follow‐up)
Placebo (sham acupuncture)
0.28 - - Not assessed
GRADE Certainty of Evidence:
High Very confident in the effect estimate
Moderate Moderately confident in the effect estimate
Low Limited confidence in the effect estimate
Very Low Very little confidence in the effect estimate

Review Information

Review ID: CD009603
Outcomes: 5 assessed

Related Content

Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 5