Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 4 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Wound infection · patients with suspected appendicitis

Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic probably leads to lower wound infections compared with open appendectomy (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

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 versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Peto OR 0.42 [0.35, 0.51]
63 studies · 7612 participants
Moderate
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

Surgical complications ‐ wound infection · patients with suspected appendicitis

Laparoscopic probably leads to lower wound infections (rate) compared with open appendectomy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Peto OR 0.25 [0.15, 0.42]
10 studies · 1245 participants
Moderate