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Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgments about each risk of bias item for each included study (single study).
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Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgments about each risk of bias item for each included study (single study).

Study flow diagram.
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Study flow diagram.

Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgments about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies (single study).
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Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgments about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies (single study).

Comparison 1 Potassium citrate versus no treatment, Outcome 1 Stone recurrence and regrowth.
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Potassium citrate versus no treatment, Outcome 1 Stone recurrence and regrowth.

Comparison 1 Potassium citrate versus no treatment, Outcome 2 Adverse events.
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Potassium citrate versus no treatment, Outcome 2 Adverse events.

Summary of findings for the main comparison. Potassium citrate compared to no intervention for preventing urinary stones in children

Patient or population: children with idiopathic urinary calculi treated with shockwave lithotripsy
Setting: likely outpatient
Intervention: potassium citrate
Comparison: no intervention

Outcomes

No of participants
(studies)

Quality of the evidence
(GRADE)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Risk with no intervention

Risk difference with medical or dietary interventions

Proportion of participants who developed a new urinary stone
follow‐up: mean 24.4 months

96
(1 RCT)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
Low1

RR 0.19
(0.06 to 0.60)

Study population

333 per 1000

270 fewer per 1000
(133 fewer to 313 fewer)

Proportion of participants with adverse events while undergoing intervention

follow‐up: mean 24.4 months

96
(1 RCT)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very low1,2,3

RR 13.00
(0.75 to 224.53)

Study population

Proportion of participants undergoing retreatment for urinary stones

no information found

NA

NA

NA

NA

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).

CI: confidence interval; RCT: randomized controlled trial; RR: risk ratio; NA: not applicable (since no information found).

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High quality: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate quality: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low quality: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low quality: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

1Downgraded by two levels for study limitations: almost all domains were unclear or high risk of bias.

2Downgraded by two levels for imprecision: very rare event resulting in very wide confidence interval.

3No event in control arm.

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Summary of findings for the main comparison. Potassium citrate compared to no intervention for preventing urinary stones in children
Comparison 1. Potassium citrate versus no treatment

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Stone recurrence and regrowth Show forest plot

1

96

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.19 [0.06, 0.60]

2 Adverse events Show forest plot

1

96

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

13.00 [0.75, 224.53]

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Comparison 1. Potassium citrate versus no treatment