Intra‐abdominal drainage vs no drainage after pelvic lymphadenectomy: Anastomotic leakage/dehiscence
Intra‐abdominal drainage showed no clear difference in anastomotic dehiscence compared with no drainage (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Intra‐abdominal drainage vs no drainage Anastomotic dehiscence · unselected population undergoing elective colorectal anastomosis Intra‐abdominal drainage showed no clear difference in anastomotic dehiscence compared with no drainage (low certainty). Intra‐abdominal drains for the prophylaxis of anastomotic leak in elective colorectal surgery (2004) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.4 [0.45, 4.4] | 2 studies · 809 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intra‐abdominal drains for the prophylaxis of anastomotic leak in elective colorectal surgery 2004 · 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.