Drainage vs no drainage after open appendectomy
Wound infection · people undergoing emergency open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis
It is very uncertain whether drainage changes wound infection compared with no drainage after open appendectomy (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Abdominal drainage to prevent intra‐peritoneal abscess after appendectomy for complicated appendicitis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 2.01 [0.88, 4.56]5 studies · 478 participantsVery low