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Drain use vs No drain: All‐cause mortality

Drain use showed no clear difference in mortality compared with no drain use (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Drain use vs no drain use
Mortality · people undergoing elective open pancreatic resections
Drain use showed no clear difference in mortality compared with no drain use (moderate certainty).
Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD010583.PUB4, superseded
RR 0.78 [0.31, 1.99]4 studies · 1055 participantsModerate
Drain use vs no drain use
Mortality · people undergoing elective open pancreatic resections
Drain use probably leads to lower mortality compared with no drain use (moderate certainty).
Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD010583.PUB4, superseded
RR 0.23 [0.06, 0.9]2 studies · 478 participantsModerate

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery
2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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