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What do systematic reviews say?

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

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T‐tube drainage vs primary closure

Serious morbidity (rate) · patients undergoing open common bile duct exploration.

It is very uncertain whether T‐tube drainage changes serious morbidity (proportion) 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 2.53 [0.29, 21.98]
1 study · 35 participants
Very low

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

Serious morbidity (rate) · laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.

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

1 finding from 1 review

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