Question · asked by 1 review

Active drain vs passive drain: Length of hospital stay

It is very uncertain whether active drain changes length of hospital stay compared with passive drain following pancreatic surgery (very low certainty).

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Active drain vs passive drain following pancreatic surgery
Length of hospital stay · people undergoing elective pancreatic resections
It is very uncertain whether active drain changes length of hospital stay compared with passive drain following pancreatic surgery (very low certainty).
Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted2 studies · 321 participantsVery low

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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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