Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 8 findings · 3 reviews · Gut

No studies found 3 · 37.5%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 37.5%Low 2 · 25%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

30‐day mortality Death during the · gastric cancer

It is very uncertain whether drain changes 30‐day mortality Death during the compared with no drain (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Abdominal drainage versus no drainage post‐gastrectomy for gastric cancer 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.73 [0.38, 7.84]
4 studies · 438 participants
Very low

All‐cause mortality · people undergoing elective pancreatic resections

Drain use showed no clear difference in mortality compared with no drain use following pancreatic surgery (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.78 [0.31, 1.99]
4 studies · 1055 participants
Low
Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.23 [0.06, 0.9]
2 studies · 478 participants
Low

All‐cause mortality · people undergoing elective pancreatic resections

It is very uncertain whether active drain changes mortality compared with passive drain following pancreatic surgery (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.23 [0.3, 5.06]
2 studies · 382 participants
Very low
Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

All‐cause mortality · people undergoing elective pancreatic resections

It is very uncertain whether early changes mortality compared with late drain removal following pancreatic surgery (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.99 [0.06, 15.45]
3 studies · 399 participants
Very low
Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Mortality (at the end of · adults receiving EN via nasogastric or gastrostomy tube

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Monitoring of gastric residual volume during enteral nutrition 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found