Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Intraoperative complications · patients undergoing appendix stump closure during laparoscopic appendectomy

It is very uncertain whether endoscopic stapler changes intraoperative complications compared with ligature (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Closure methods of the appendix stump for complications during laparoscopic appendectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.06 [0.17, 6.7]
3 studies · 327 participants
Very low

Intraoperative complications · patients undergoing appendix stump closure during laparoscopic appendectomy

It is very uncertain whether endoscopic stapler changes intraoperative complications compared with clips (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Closure methods of the appendix stump for complications during laparoscopic appendectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1 [0.13, 7.6]
1 study · 60 participants
Very low