What do systematic reviews say?

T‐tube drainage vs primary closure

It is very uncertain whether T‐tube drainage changes peri‐operative mortality compared with primary closure (very low certainty).

• T‐tube drainage versus primary closure after open common bile duct exploration 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.25 [0.55, 9.25]
  6 studies · 359 participants
  Very low

T‐tube drainage vs primary closure

It is very uncertain whether T‐tube drainage changes serious morbidity (rate) compared with primary closure (very low certainty).

• T‐tube drainage versus primary closure after open common bile duct exploration 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Rate ratio 2.19 [0.98, 4.91]
  4 studies · 272 participants
  Very low
• T‐tube drainage versus primary closure after open common bile duct exploration 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.53 [0.29, 21.98]
  1 study · 35 participants
  Very low

T‐tube drainage vs primary closure

• T‐tube drainage versus primary closure after open common bile duct exploration 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 40 participants
  Very low

T‐tube drainage vs primary closure

• T‐tube drainage versus primary closure after open common bile duct exploration 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 333 participants
  Very low

T‐tube drainage vs primary closure after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration

It is very uncertain whether T‐tube drainage changes serious morbidity (rate) compared with primary closure after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (very low certainty).

• T‐tube drainage versus primary closure after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Rate ratio 1.59 [0.66, 3.83]
  3 studies · 295 participants
  Very low
• T‐tube drainage versus primary closure after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.86 [0.87, 3.96]
  3 studies · 295 participants
  Very low

T‐tube drainage vs primary closure after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration

• T‐tube drainage versus primary closure after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 295 participants
  Very low

T‐tube drainage vs primary closure after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration

• T‐tube drainage versus primary closure after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 295 participants
  Very low