Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy: Intra‐abdominal abscess
Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in intra‐abdominal abscesses compared with open appendectomy (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy Intra‐abdominal abscesses · patients with suspected appendicitis Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in intra‐abdominal abscesses compared with open appendectomy (low certainty). Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Peto OR 0.82 [0.44, 1.51] | 11 studies · 1466 participants | Low |
Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy Intra‐abdominal abscesses · patients with suspected appendicitis Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in intra‐abdominal abscesses compared with open appendectomy (low certainty). Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Peto OR 0.45 [0.19, 1.07] | 4 studies · 723 participants | Low |
Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy Intra‐abdominal abscesses · patients with suspected appendicitis Laparoscopic probably leads to higher intra‐abdominal abscesses compared with open appendectomy (moderate certainty). Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Peto OR 1.65 [1.12, 2.43] | 53 studies · 6677 participants | Moderate |
Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy Intra‐abdominal abscesses (rate) · patients with suspected appendicitis Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in intra‐abdominal abscesses (rate) compared with open appendectomy (low certainty). Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Peto OR 0.54 [0.24, 1.22] | 9 studies · 1185 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not 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.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.