Cochrane · systematic review · CD001758

Surgery for complete (full‐thickness) rectal prolapse in adults

Tou, S, Brown, SR, Nelson, RL · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

IncontinenceAMSTAR 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 6 · 100%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

Perineal versus abdominal approach for full‐thickness rectal prolapse in adults

6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Number of patients with recurrent full‐thickness prolapse
Perineal vs abdominal approach
OR 0.7 [0.17, 2.88]1 study · 44 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Vaizey incontinence score 3 years post‐op
Perineal vs abdominal approach
no estimate extracted1 study · 16 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Number of patients with postoperative complications
Perineal vs abdominal approach
OR 0.65 [0.19, 2.23]1 study · 44 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Bowel function (bowel thermometer)
Perineal vs abdominal approach
no estimate extracted1 study · 9 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Quality of life score (EQ‐5D) at 3 years
Perineal vs abdominal approach
no estimate extracted1 study · 14 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Straining at 3 years post‐op
Perineal vs abdominal approach
OR 0.06 [0, 1.33]1 study · 20 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision