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What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 100%High 0 · 0%

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