What do systematic reviews say?

Laparoscopic vs open transhiatal oesophagectomy

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic changes short‐term recurrence (within 6 months) compared with open transhiatal oesophagectomy (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open transhiatal oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.88 [0.04, 18.47]
  1 study · 20 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic vs open transhiatal oesophagectomy

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic changes long‐term recurrence compared with open transhiatal oesophagectomy (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open transhiatal oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 1 [0.84, 1.18]
  2 studies · 173 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic vs open transhiatal oesophagectomy

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic changes adverse events (proportion) compared with open transhiatal oesophagectomy (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open transhiatal oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.64 [0.48, 0.86]
  3 studies · 213 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic vs open transhiatal oesophagectomy

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic changes blood transfusion (proportion) compared with open transhiatal oesophagectomy (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open transhiatal oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.08 [0, 1.35]
  1 study · 73 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic vs open transhiatal oesophagectomy

• Laparoscopic versus open transhiatal oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 93 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy vs open distal pancreatectomy

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy changes short‐term mortality compared with open distal pancreatectomy (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.48 [0.11, 2.17]
  9 studies · 1451 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy vs open distal pancreatectomy

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy changes long‐term mortality compared with open distal pancreatectomy (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  HR 0.96 [0.82, 1.12]
  3 studies · 277 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy vs open distal pancreatectomy

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy changes serious adverse events (proportion) compared with open distal pancreatectomy (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.79 [0.53, 6.06]
  3 studies · 206 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy vs open distal pancreatectomy

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy changes pancreatic fistula (grade B or C) compared with open distal pancreatectomy (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.19 [0.47, 3.02]
  4 studies · 246 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy vs open distal pancreatectomy

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy changes recurrence at maximal compared with open distal pancreatectomy (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.58 [0.32, 1.05]
  2 studies · 184 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy vs open distal pancreatectomy

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy changes adverse events (proportion) compared with open distal pancreatectomy (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.95 [0.54, 1.66]
  4 studies · 246 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy vs open distal pancreatectomy

• Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 1068 participants
  Very low

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy vs open distal pancreatectomy

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy changes positive resection margins compared with open distal pancreatectomy (very low certainty).

• Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.74 [0.49, 1.1]
  10 studies · 1466 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes open surgical drainage versus EUS‐guided drainage (very low certainty).

• Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 11.18 [0.56, 222.98]
  1 study · 40 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes endoscopic drainage versus EUS‐guided drainage (very low certainty).

• Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 3 [0.11, 79.91]
  2 studies · 89 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 47 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 40 participants
  Very low