Transverse groin incision vs vertical groin incision: Lymphatic complications: Lymphatic leak (28 days) Lymphatic collection (28 days)
It is very uncertain whether transverse groin incision changes lymphatic complications: Lymphatic leak (28 days) Lymphatic… compared with vertical groin incision (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Transverse groin incision vs vertical groin incision Lymphatic complications: Lymphatic leak (28 days) Lymphatic collection (28 days) · patients undergoing surgery with femoral artery approach It is very uncertain whether transverse groin incision changes lymphatic complications: Lymphatic leak (28 days) Lymphatic… compared with vertical groin incision (very low certainty). Transverse versus vertical groin incision for femoral artery approach (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.46 [0.2, 1.02] | 116 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transverse versus vertical groin incision for femoral artery approach 2020 · 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.