Cochrane · systematic review · CD001398

Laparoscopic surgery for subfertility associated with endometriosis

Jacobson Tal Z, Duffy James MN, Barlow David H, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2010 · Cochrane Library

Gynaecology and FertilityAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 3 · 75%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Laparoscopic surgery compared to diagnostic laparoscopy for subfertility associated with endometriosis

Population: patients with subfertility associated with endometriosis
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
ongoing pregnancy at 20 weeks or live birth
Laparoscopic surgery vs diagnostic laparoscopy
OR 1.64 [1.05, 2.57]2 studies · 437 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
pregnancy
Laparoscopic surgery vs diagnostic laparoscopy
OR 1.66 [1.09, 2.51]2 studies · 437 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
fetal loss per couple randomised
Laparoscopic surgery vs diagnostic laparoscopy
OR 1.33 [0.6, 2.94]2 studies · 437 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
operative complications
Laparoscopic surgery vs diagnostic laparoscopy
OR 2.69 [0.38, 19.3]1 study · 341 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias