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No studies found 62 · 21.6%GRADE not reported 7 · 2.4%Very low 95 · 33.1%Low 86 · 30%Moderate 33 · 11.5%High 4 · 1.4%

Laparoscopic vs open total mesorectal excision

Overall survival at 5 years · people with Rectal Cancer

Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in overall survival at 5 years compared with open total mesorectal excision (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.15 [0.87, 1.52]
4 studies · 987 participants
Moderate

Laparoscopic vs open total mesorectal excision

Local recurrence · people with Rectal Cancer

Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in local recurrences compared with open total mesorectal excision (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.89 [0.57, 1.39]
8 studies · 1538 participants
Moderate

Laparoscopic vs open total mesorectal excision

Lymph nodes retrieved · people with Rectal Cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
11 studies · 3682 participants
High

Laparoscopic vs open total mesorectal excision

CRM positivity · people with Rectal Cancer

Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in CRM positivity compared with open total mesorectal excision (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.99 [0.71, 1.4]
8 studies · 2313 participants
Moderate

Laparoscopic vs open total mesorectal excision

Total morbidity · people with Rectal Cancer

Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in 30‐day morbidity (total) compared with open total mesorectal excision (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.94 [0.8, 1.1]
11 studies · 3397 participants
Moderate

Laparoscopic vs open total mesorectal excision

Length of hospital stay · people with Rectal Cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
11 studies · 3084 participants
Moderate

Laparoscopic colposuspension vs open colposuspension

Subjective cure within 18 months: laparoscopic colposuspension using sutures · women with urinary incontinence

Laparoscopic colposuspension showed no clear difference in subjective cure within 18 months: laparoscopic colposuspension using… compared with open colposuspension (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence in women 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.04 [0.99, 1.08]
6 studies · 755 participants
High

Laparoscopic colposuspension vs midurethral sling procedures

Subjective cure within 18 months: laparoscopic colposuspension using mesh versus TVT · women with urinary incontinence

Laparoscopic colposuspension may leads to lower subjective cure within 18 months: laparoscopic colposuspension using… compared with midurethral sling procedures (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence in women 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.71 [0.55, 0.91]
1 study · 121 participants
Low

Laparoscopic colposuspension vs open colposuspension

Subjective cure within 18 months: laparoscopic colposuspension using mesh and staples · women with urinary incontinence

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic colposuspension changes subjective cure within 18 months: laparoscopic colposuspension using… compared with open colposuspension (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence in women 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.75 [0.61, 0.93]
3 studies · 362 participants
Very low

Laparoscopic colposuspension vs midurethral sling procedures

Subjective cure within 18 months: laparoscopic colposuspension using sutures versus TVT · women with urinary incontinence

Laparoscopic colposuspension showed no clear difference in subjective cure within 18 months: laparoscopic colposuspension using… compared with midurethral sling procedures (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence in women 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.01 [0.88, 1.16]
4 studies · 256 participants
Low

Laparoscopic proximal tubal occlusion vs laparoscopic salpingectomy

Laparoscopic proximal tubal occlusion vs laparoscopic salpingectomy · tubal disease in women due to undergo in vitro fertilisation

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic proximal tubal occlusion changes laparoscopic proximal tubal occlusion vs laparoscopic salpingectomy compared with laparoscopic salpingectomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical treatment for tubal disease in women due to undergo in vitro fertilisation 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.21 [0.76, 1.95]
1 study · 165 participants
Very low

Laparoscopic vs open surgical PD catheter insertion

Early PD catheter function (within 4 weeks of PD catheter insertion) · patients requiring PD catheter placement

1 finding from 1 review

Catheter insertion techniques for improving catheter function and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis patients 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 383 participants
GRADE not reported

Laparoscopic vs open surgical PD catheter insertion

Long‐term PD catheter function (> 4 weeks following PD catheter insertion) · patients requiring PD catheter placement

1 finding from 1 review

Catheter insertion techniques for improving catheter function and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis patients 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 383 participants
GRADE not reported

Laparoscopic vs open surgical PD catheter insertion

Technique failure · patients requiring PD catheter placement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Catheter insertion techniques for improving catheter function and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis patients 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Laparoscopic vs open surgical PD catheter insertion

Postoperative death (relating to PD catheter insertion) · patients requiring PD catheter placement

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic changes postoperative death (relating to PD catheter insertion) compared with open surgical PD catheter insertion (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Catheter insertion techniques for improving catheter function and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis patients 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.32 [0.01, 7.63]
2 studies · 167 participants
Very low

Laparoscopic vs open surgical PD catheter insertion

Peritonitis · patients requiring PD catheter placement

Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in peritonitis Time frame: within 4 weeks of PD catheter insertion compared with open surgical PD catheter insertion (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Catheter insertion techniques for improving catheter function and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis patients 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.63, 1.48]
4 studies · 288 participants
Low

Laparoscopic vs open surgical PD catheter insertion

Dialysate leakage · patients requiring PD catheter placement

Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in dialysate leakage (excluding Tsimoyiannis 2000) compared with open surgical PD catheter insertion (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Catheter insertion techniques for improving catheter function and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis patients 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.4 [0.49, 4.02]
4 studies · 330 participants
Low

Laparoscopic vs open surgical PD catheter insertion

Catheter tip migration (mechanical failure) · patients requiring PD catheter placement

Laparoscopic may leads to lower catheter tip migration (mechanical failure) compared with open surgical PD catheter insertion (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Catheter insertion techniques for improving catheter function and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis patients 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.43 [0.2, 0.92]
4 studies · 333 participants
Low

Laparoscopic vs open surgery

Infertilty at 12 months · females with inflammatory bowel disease

It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic changes infertilty at 12 months compared with open surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

The impact of surgical therapies for inflammatory bowel disease on female fertility 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.7 [0.38, 1.27]
1 study · 19 participants
Very low

Laparoscopic vs open surgery

Infertility at 24 months · females with inflammatory bowel disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

The impact of surgical therapies for inflammatory bowel disease on female fertility 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found