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Enhanced recovery protocol vs usual care: Short‐term mortality

It is very uncertain whether enhanced recovery protocol changes short‐term mortality compared with standard care (very low certainty).

What each review found

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Enhanced recovery protocol vs standard care
Short‐term mortality · people with major upper gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic surgery
It is very uncertain whether enhanced recovery protocol changes short‐term mortality compared with standard care (very low certainty).
Enhanced recovery protocols for major upper gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic surgery (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.79 [0.44, 17.73]7 studies · 868 participantsVery low

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The reviews

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Enhanced recovery protocols for major upper gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic surgery
2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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