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Fewer‐than‐four ports vs four ports: Serious adverse events

It is very uncertain whether fewer‐than‐four ports changes serious adverse events compared with four ports (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Fewer‐than‐four ports vs four ports
Serious adverse events · people undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
It is very uncertain whether fewer‐than‐four ports changes serious adverse events compared with four ports (very low certainty).
Fewer‐than‐four ports versus four ports for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.93 [0.86, 18.04]7 studies · 634 participantsVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Fewer‐than‐four ports versus four ports for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot 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

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