Laparoscopy vs laparotomy: Peritonitis
Laparoscopy showed no clear difference in peritonitis compared with laparotomy (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Laparoscopy vs laparotomy Peritonitis · chronic peritoneal dialysis patients Laparoscopy showed no clear difference in peritonitis compared with laparotomy (moderate certainty). Catheter type, placement and insertion techniques for preventing catheter‐related infections in chronic… (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.9 [0.59, 1.35] | 4 studies · 315 participants | Moderate |
Laparoscopy vs laparotomy Peritonitis rate (patient‐months) · chronic peritoneal dialysis patients It is very uncertain whether laparoscopy changes peritonitis rate (patient‐months) compared with laparotomy (very low certainty). Catheter type, placement and insertion techniques for preventing catheter‐related infections in chronic… (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.89 [0.39, 2.07] | 1 study · 375 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catheter type, placement and insertion techniques for preventing catheter‐related infections in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients 2019 · 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.