Cochrane · systematic review · CD004619
Coblation versus other surgical techniques for tonsillectomy
Pynnonen, M, Brinkmeier, JV, Thorne, MC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
ENTAMSTAR 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 3 · 50%Low 3 · 50%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
Coblation versus other surgical techniques for tonsillectomy
Population: patients requiring tonsillectomy (any diagnosis)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain postoperative day 1 № of participants: 538 (6 studies) Coblation vs other surgical techniques | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low |
Pain postoperative day 3 № of participants: 401 (5 studies) Coblation vs other surgical techniques | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low |
Pain postoperative day 7 № of participants: 420 (5 studies) Coblation vs other surgical techniques | no estimate extracted | NR | Low |
Intraoperative blood loss № of participants: 781 (9 studies) Coblation vs other surgical techniques | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low |
Primary bleeding № of participants: 2055 (25 studies) Coblation vs other surgical techniques | RR 0.99 [0.48, 2.05] | NR | Low |
Secondary bleeding № of participants: 2118 (25 studies) Coblation vs other surgical techniques | RR 1.36 [0.95, 1.95] | NR | Low |