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T‐tube drainage vs primary closure: Peri‐operative mortality

It is very uncertain whether T‐tube drainage changes peri‐operative mortality compared with primary closure (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
T‐tube drainage vs primary closure
Peri‐operative mortality · patients undergoing open common bile duct exploration.
It is very uncertain whether T‐tube drainage changes peri‐operative mortality compared with primary closure (very low certainty).
T‐tube drainage versus primary closure after open common bile duct exploration (2013) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.25 [0.55, 9.25]6 studies · 359 participantsVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
T‐tube drainage versus primary closure after open common bile duct exploration
2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.

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