Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

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

Intra‐abdominal abscess · people undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy

Stents showed no clear difference in intra‐abdominal abscess compared with no stents (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Stents for the prevention of pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.38 [0.49, 3.85]
1 study · 234 participants
Low

Intra‐abdominal abscess · people undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy

Internal stents showed no clear difference in intra‐abdominal abscess compared with external stents (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Stents for the prevention of pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.91 [0.8, 4.58]
3 studies · 362 participants
Low