Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Gut

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Wound infection · people undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy

Stents showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with no stents (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Stents for the prevention of pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.73 [0.4, 1.32]
4 studies · 605 participants
Moderate

Wound infection · people undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy

Internal stents showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with external stents (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Stents for the prevention of pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.41 [0.44, 4.48]
2 studies · 319 participants
Moderate