Types of treatments being compared
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Surgeries compared to other non-drug interventionsa
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19
|
27
|
Non-drug interventions/surgeries compared to each other
|
16
|
22
|
Drug treatments compared to each other
|
14
|
20
|
Drug treatments compared to non-drug interventions/surgeries
|
11
|
15
|
More than two different interventions types in comparison
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11
|
15
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Do-nothing alternative (DNA) included or not
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Yes
|
8
|
11
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No
|
50
|
70
|
Extended DNAb included
|
13
|
18
|
Evidence base of comparisons
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De-novo evidence review (evidence report)
|
48
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68
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Update evidence review plus guideline (update report)
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11
|
15
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Evidence & consensus-based German Clinical Practice Guideline
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9
|
13
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No reliable evidence available, lower level guideline or other kind of information was used
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3
|
4
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