Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy: Wound infection
Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic probably leads to lower wound infections compared with open appendectomy (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy Wound infections · patients with suspected appendicitis Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic probably leads to lower wound infections compared with open appendectomy (moderate certainty). Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Peto OR 0.37 [0.27, 0.51] | 19 studies · 2217 participants | Moderate |
Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy Wound infections · patients with suspected appendicitis Laparoscopic probably leads to lower wound infections compared with open appendectomy (moderate certainty). Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Peto OR 0.42 [0.35, 0.51] | 63 studies · 7612 participants | Moderate |
Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic vs open appendectomy Wound infections · patients with suspected appendicitis Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic probably leads to lower wound infections compared with open appendectomy (moderate certainty). Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Peto OR 0.27 [0.14, 0.52] | 5 studies · 783 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis 2018 · 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.