Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 2 reviews

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Intra‐abdominal drainage vs no drainage after pelvic lymphadenectomy

Anastomotic leakage/dehiscence · unselected population undergoing elective colorectal anastomosis

Intra‐abdominal drainage showed no clear difference in anastomotic dehiscence compared with no drainage (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intra‐abdominal drains for the prophylaxis of anastomotic leak in elective colorectal surgery 2004 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.4 [0.45, 4.4]
2 studies · 809 participants
Low

Intra‐abdominal drainage vs no drainage after pelvic lymphadenectomy

All‐cause mortality · unselected population undergoing elective colorectal anastomosis

Intra‐abdominal drainage showed no clear difference in mortality compared with no drainage (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intra‐abdominal drains for the prophylaxis of anastomotic leak in elective colorectal surgery 2004 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.77 [0.41, 1.45]
3 studies · 908 participants
Low

Active drain vs passive drain

Intra‐abdominal infection · people undergoing elective pancreatic resections

It is very uncertain whether active drain changes intra‐abdominal infection compared with passive drain following pancreatic surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.87 [0.21, 3.66]
2 studies · 321 participants
Very low

Early vs late drain removal following pancreatic surgery

Intra‐abdominal infection · people undergoing elective pancreatic resections

It is very uncertain whether early changes intra‐abdominal infection compared with late drain removal following pancreatic surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.44 [0.22, 0.89]
2 studies · 285 participants
Very low

Drain use vs No drain

Intra‐abdominal infection · people undergoing elective pancreatic resections

It is very uncertain whether drain use changes intra‐abdominal infection compared with no drain use following pancreatic surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.52, 1.8]
4 studies · 1055 participants
Very low