Cochrane · systematic review · CD005444
Pre‐operative biliary drainage for obstructive jaundice
Fang, Y, Gurusamy, KS, Wang, Q, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
Hepato-BiliaryAMSTAR 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
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%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
Pre‐operative biliary drainage versus direct surgery for obstructive jaundice
Population: patients with obstructive jaundice.
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality Pre‐operative biliary drainage vs direct surgery | RR 1.12 [0.73, 1.71] | 6 studies · 520 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias |
Morbidity ICH‐GCP classification Pre‐operative biliary drainage vs direct surgery | Rate ratio 1.66 [1.28, 2.16] | 6 studies · 503 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias |