Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 3 reviews · Hepato-Biliary

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

All‐cause mortality · patients with obstructive jaundice.

It is very uncertain whether pre‐operative biliary drainage changes mortality compared with direct surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pre‐operative biliary drainage for obstructive jaundice 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.12 [0.73, 1.71]
6 studies · 520 participants
Very low

Peri‐operative mortality · patients undergoing open common bile duct exploration.

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

1 finding from 1 review

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

All‐cause mortality · patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

It is very uncertain whether routine abdominal drain changes mortality compared with 'no drain' (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review