Wound infection · people undergoing surgery involving major abdominal incisions
Scalpel showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with electrosurgery (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to complete healing · people undergoing surgery involving major abdominal incisions
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Wound dehiscence · people undergoing surgery involving major abdominal incisions
It is very uncertain whether scalpel changes wound dehiscence compared with electrosurgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative pain · people undergoing surgery involving major abdominal incisions
1 finding from 1 review
Wound incision time (seconds) · people undergoing surgery involving major abdominal incisions
1 finding from 1 review
Wound‐related blood loss (mL) · people undergoing surgery involving major abdominal incisions
1 finding from 1 review
Adhesion or scar formation · people undergoing surgery involving major abdominal incisions
1 finding from 1 review
Menstrual regularity at 12 months Laser LOD vs harmonic scalpel N of participants: 34 (1 RCT) · Women with symptoms of PCOS
LOD showed no clear difference in menstrual regularity at 12 months Laser LOD vs harmonic scalpel N of… compared with other surgical interventions (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.13 [0.17, 26.03]
Studies not reported
Low
Postoperative pancreatic fistula (ISGPF definition) · people undergoing distal pancreatectomy
Stapler showed no clear difference in postoperative Pancreatic Fistula compared with scalpel resection followed by hand‐sewn closure of the pancreatic… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · people undergoing distal pancreatectomy
Stapler showed no clear difference in mortality compared with scalpel resection followed by hand‐sewn closure of the pancreatic… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Operating time · people undergoing distal pancreatectomy
Stapler showed no clear difference in operation Time compared with scalpel resection followed by hand‐sewn closure of the pancreatic… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review