All‐cause mortality · people undergoing emergency open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis
Drainage may leads to higher mortality compared with no drainage after open appendectomy (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · people undergoing emergency open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis
Drainage showed no clear difference in hospital stay (days) compared with no drainage after open appendectomy (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital costs · people undergoing emergency open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pain · people undergoing emergency open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Quality of life · people undergoing emergency open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Wound infection · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether antibiotic prophylaxis changes all wound infections (SSSI + DSSI) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
DSSI · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
Antibiotic prophylaxis showed no clear difference in DSSI compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
DSSI ‐ low infection risk environment · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
Antibiotic prophylaxis showed no clear difference in DSSI ‐ low infection risk environment compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
DSSI ‐ high infection risk environment · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
Antibiotic prophylaxis showed no clear difference in DSSI ‐ high infection risk environment compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All wound infections (SSSI + DSSI) ‐ low infection risk environment · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether antibiotic prophylaxis changes all wound infections (SSSI + DSSI) ‐ low infection risk environment compared with placebo (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
All wound infections (SSSI + DSSI) ‐ high infection risk environment · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether antibiotic prophylaxis changes all wound infections (SSSI + DSSI) ‐ high infection risk environment compared with placebo (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
SSSI · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
Antibiotic prophylaxis probably leads to lower SSSI compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
SSSI ‐ low infection risk environment · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
Antibiotic prophylaxis showed no clear difference in SSSI ‐ low infection risk environment compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
SSSI ‐ high infection risk environment · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether antibiotic prophylaxis changes SSSI ‐ high infection risk environment compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · patients with suspected appendicitis
3 findings from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · patients with suspected appendicitis
4 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 316 participants
Low
no estimate extracted
17 studies · 1977 participants
Low
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 140 participants
Very low
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Return to normal activities (days) · patients with suspected appendicitis
2 findings from 1 review
Quality of life · patients with suspected appendicitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Wound infection · patients with suspected appendicitis
Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic probably leads to lower wound infections compared with open appendectomy (moderate certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
Peto OR 0.37 [0.27, 0.51]
19 studies · 2217 participants
Moderate
Peto OR 0.42 [0.35, 0.51]
63 studies · 7612 participants
Moderate
Peto OR 0.27 [0.14, 0.52]
5 studies · 783 participants
Moderate
Intra‐abdominal abscess · patients with suspected appendicitis
Subgroup analysis (publication date) ‐ Laparoscopic showed no clear difference in intra‐abdominal abscesses compared with open appendectomy (low certainty).
4 findings from 1 review
Peto OR 0.82 [0.44, 1.51]
11 studies · 1466 participants
Low
Peto OR 0.45 [0.19, 1.07]
4 studies · 723 participants
Low
Peto OR 1.65 [1.12, 2.43]
53 studies · 6677 participants
Moderate
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