Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Colorectal

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

Intra‐abdominal abscess · patients with suspected appendicitis

Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in intra‐abdominal abscesses (rate) compared with open appendectomy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Peto OR 0.54 [0.24, 1.22]
9 studies · 1185 participants
Low