What do systematic reviews say?

Routine abdominal drain vs No drain

It is very uncertain whether routine abdominal drain changes mortality compared with 'no drain' (very low certainty).

• Routine abdominal drainage versus no abdominal drainage for uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.41 [0.04, 4.37]
  10 studies · 1681 participants
  Very low

Routine abdominal drain vs No drain

It is very uncertain whether routine abdominal drain changes serious adverse events (proportion of patients) compared with 'no drain' (very low certainty).

• Routine abdominal drainage versus no abdominal drainage for uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.12 [0.67, 6.4]
  7 studies · 1143 participants
  Very low

Routine abdominal drain vs No drain

It is very uncertain whether routine abdominal drain changes serious adverse events (number of events) compared with 'no drain' (very low certainty).

• Routine abdominal drainage versus no abdominal drainage for uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  rate ratio 1.6 [0.66, 3.87]
  8 studies · 1286 participants
  Very low

Routine abdominal drain vs No drain

• Routine abdominal drainage versus no abdominal drainage for uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 93 participants
  Very low

Routine abdominal drain vs No drain

It is very uncertain whether routine abdominal drain changes same day discharge compared with 'no drain' (very low certainty).

• Routine abdominal drainage versus no abdominal drainage for uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.05 [0, 0.75]
  1 study · 68 participants
  Very low

Routine abdominal drain vs No drain

• Routine abdominal drainage versus no abdominal drainage for uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 419 participants
  Very low

Routine abdominal drain vs No drain

• Routine abdominal drainage versus no abdominal drainage for uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 745 participants
  Very low