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Elective radical (comprehensive) neck dissection vs Elective selective neck dissection: Adverse events associated with treatment
- Population
- Adults with oral cavity cancer
- Intervention
- Elective radical (comprehensive) neck dissection
- Comparison
- Elective selective neck dissection
- Outcome
- Adverse events associated with treatment
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Elective radical (comprehensive) neck dissection vs Elective selective neck dissection Adverse events associated with treatment · Adults with oral cavity cancer Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment (2023) · Cochrane All outcomes | Adverse events (BHNCSG 1998): flap necrosis, wound infection, fistula, vascular rupture, haematoma, seroma, chyle fistula; no complications in 45/76 modified radical ND and 54/72 supraomohyoid ND; 2 vs 1 postoperative… | 1 study · 148 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers: surgical treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2022-02 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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