Pancreaticojejunostomy vs pancreatogastrostomy after pancreatoduodectomy: Postoperative mortality
Pancreaticojejunostomy showed no clear difference in postoperative mortality compared with pancreatogastrostomy after pancreatoduodectomy (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Pancreaticojejunostomy vs pancreatogastrostomy after pancreatoduodectomy Postoperative mortality · adults undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy (mainly for pancreatic cancer) Pancreaticojejunostomy showed no clear difference in postoperative mortality compared with pancreatogastrostomy after pancreatoduodectomy (moderate certainty). Pancreaticojejunostomy versus pancreaticogastrostomy reconstruction for the prevention of postoperative… (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.84 [0.53, 1.34] | 10 studies · 1629 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pancreaticojejunostomy versus pancreaticogastrostomy reconstruction for the prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula following… 2017 · 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.