Early vs delayed open or laparoscopic appendicectomy: Wound infection
- Population
- paediatric and adult patients with appendiceal phlegmon
- Intervention
- Early
- Comparison
- delayed open or laparoscopic appendicectomy
- Outcome
- Wound infection
It is very uncertain whether early changes wound infection Median compared with delayed open or laparoscopic appendicectomy (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Early vs delayed open or laparoscopic appendicectomy Wound infection Median · paediatric and adult participants with appendiceal phlegmon It is very uncertain whether early changes wound infection Median compared with delayed open or laparoscopic appendicectomy (very low certainty). Early versus delayed appendicectomy for appendiceal phlegmon or abscess (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.99 [0.48, 2.02] | 7 studies · 788 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early versus delayed appendicectomy for appendiceal phlegmon or abscess 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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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.