Guidewire‐assisted cannulation vs contrast‐assisted cannulation: Post‐ERCP pancreatitis
Guidewire‐assisted cannulation probably leads to lower post‐ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) compared with contrast‐assisted cannulation (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Guidewire‐assisted cannulation vs contrast‐assisted cannulation Post‐ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) · Patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic ERCP Guidewire‐assisted cannulation probably leads to lower post‐ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) compared with contrast‐assisted cannulation (moderate certainty). Guidewire‐assisted cannulation of the common bile duct for the prevention of post‐endoscopic retrograde… (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.51 [0.36, 0.72] | 15 studies · 4426 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guidewire‐assisted cannulation of the common bile duct for the prevention of post‐endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)… 2022 · 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.