Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 2 reviews · Hepato-Biliary

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 50%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%

All‐cause mortality · with common bile duct stones

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus endoscopic treatment of bile duct stones 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 733 participants
Moderate

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