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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 (rate) 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
Rate ratio 2.19 [0.98, 4.91]
4 studies · 272 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 (rate) 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
Rate ratio 1.59 [0.66, 3.83]
3 studies · 295 participants
Very low