Peri‐operative mortality · patients undergoing open common bile duct exploration.
It is very uncertain whether T‐tube drainage changes peri‐operative mortality compared with primary closure (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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).
2 findings from 1 review
Rate ratio 2.19 [0.98, 4.91]
4 studies · 272 participants
Very low
RR 2.53 [0.29, 21.98]
1 study · 35 participants
Very low
Operating time · patients undergoing open common bile duct exploration.
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · patients undergoing open common bile duct exploration.
1 finding from 1 review
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).
2 findings from 1 review
Rate ratio 1.59 [0.66, 3.83]
3 studies · 295 participants
Very low
RR 1.86 [0.87, 3.96]
3 studies · 295 participants
Very low
Operating time · laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · patients with obstructive jaundice.
It is very uncertain whether pre‐operative biliary drainage changes mortality compared with direct surgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Morbidity ICH‐GCP classification · patients with obstructive jaundice.
It is very uncertain whether pre‐operative biliary drainage changes morbidity ICH‐GCP classification compared with direct surgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
It is very uncertain whether routine abdominal drain changes mortality compared with 'no drain' (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events (proportion of patients) · patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
It is very uncertain whether routine abdominal drain changes serious adverse events (proportion of patients) compared with 'no drain' (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events (number of events) · patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
It is very uncertain whether routine abdominal drain changes serious adverse events (number of events) compared with 'no drain' (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of Life: self‐report · patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
1 finding from 1 review
Same day discharge · patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
It is very uncertain whether routine abdominal drain changes same day discharge compared with 'no drain' (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
1 finding from 1 review
Operating time · patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
1 finding from 1 review